freshslaughtered
The word 'fresh-slaughtered' is a compound adjective divided into three syllables: fresh-slaugh-tered. It consists of the roots 'fresh' and 'slaughter' with the past tense suffix '-ed'. Stress falls on the first syllable of each component. Syllabification follows standard vowel-consonant and compound word rules.
Definitions
- 1
Recently killed, especially for food.
“The fresh-slaughtered beef was of high quality.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'fresh' and the first syllable of 'slaughtered'. The final syllable is unstressed.
Syllables
fresh — Open syllable, stressed.. slaugh — Closed syllable, stressed.. tered — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-C-C Rule
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by two or more consonants.
Onset-Coda Rule
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus with optional onsets and codas.
Compound Word Rule
Compound words are often divided between their constituent parts.
- The hyphen reinforces the separation of 'fresh' and 'slaughtered'.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ɔː/ in 'slaughtered' are possible.
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