gentlemanjockey
The compound noun 'gentleman-jockey' is syllabified into five syllables: gen-tle-man-jock-ey, with primary stress on the first syllable of each component. It consists of the prefix 'gentle-', the root 'man', and the root 'jock-' with the suffix '-ey'. Syllable division follows the onset-rime principle and standard English stress patterns.
Definitions
- 1
A male professional horse rider, specifically one who rides in flat races.
“The gentleman-jockey skillfully guided his horse to victory.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'gentleman' and the first syllable of 'jockey'.
Syllables
gen — Open syllable, stressed.. tle — Closed syllable.. man — Open syllable.. jock — Open syllable, stressed.. ey — Open syllable.
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Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Stress Rule
Primary stress generally falls on the first syllable of a word or the first syllable of a compound word component.
- The hyphenated structure requires treating each component as a separate unit for syllabification.
- Potential for schwa reduction in the final syllable of 'jockey' in rapid speech.
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