goodneighbourhood
The word 'good-neighbourhood' is divided into four syllables: good-neigh-bour-hood. The primary stress falls on 'bour'. It's a compound noun with Old English roots, and syllabification follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
The area where one lives; the people living nearby.
“She grew up in a quiet good-neighbourhood.”
“The community organized a block party in the good-neighbourhood.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('bour') of 'neighbourhood'
Syllables
good — Closed syllable, vowel reduction possible.. neigh — Open syllable, diphthong.. bour — Closed syllable, schwa vowel.. hood — Closed syllable, reduced vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables are typically divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Compound Word Rule
Compound words are divided based on the constituent morphemes.
- The linking 'r' between 'good' and 'neighbour' is a potential variation.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
- The spelling 'neighbour' is a British English variant; 'neighbor' is more common in US English.
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