gentlemanmurderer
Syllables
gen-tle-man-mur-der-er
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒɛntəlˌmæn ˈmɜrdərər/
Stress
101 101
Morphemes
gentle, mur + -man, -der, -er
The compound noun 'gentleman-murderer' is syllabified as gen-tle-man-mur-der-er, with primary stress on 'tle' and 'der'. It's formed from 'gentleman' (Old French/English origins) and 'murderer' (Proto-Germanic/French origins). Syllable division follows standard VCC and compound word rules.
Definitions
- 1
A man who murders a gentleman; a male person who commits the act of killing a man of high social standing.
“The detective was hunting the gentleman-murderer who preyed on the city's elite.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'gentleman' (tle) and the second syllable of 'murderer' (der).
Syllables
gen — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tle — Closed syllable, stressed.. man — Open syllable, final syllable of 'gentleman'. mur — Open syllable, initial syllable of 'murderer'. der — Closed syllable, stressed.. er — Closed syllable, final syllable of 'murderer'
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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC) Division
Syllables are often divided before a consonant cluster following a vowel.
Compound Word Division
Compound words are divided between the constituent words.
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- Potential for vowel reduction in rapid speech.
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