foreandaftrigged
Syllables
fore-and-aft-rig-ged
Pronunciation
/ˈfɔːrənˌdæft ˈrɪɡd/
Stress
1-0-0-1-0
Morphemes
fore + rig + ed
The word 'fore-and-aft-rigged' is a compound adjective syllabified as fore-and-aft-rig-ged, with primary stress on 'fore' and 'rigged'. It's composed of Old English and Old Norse morphemes, and its syllabification follows standard US English vowel-consonant and consonant cluster division rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having a main sail and fore-and-aft sails.
“The boat was fore-and-aft-rigged, making it easy to maneuver.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on 'fore' and 'rigged', secondary stress on 'and'.
Syllables
fore — Open syllable, stressed.. and — Open syllable, unstressed.. aft — Closed syllable, unstressed.. rig — Closed syllable, stressed.. ged — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC) Division
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Consonant Cluster Division
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Compound Word Division
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- Silent 'e' in 'rigged' affects pronunciation but not syllabification.
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