governmentowned
The word 'government-owned' is divided into five syllables: gov-ern-ment-o-wned. Primary stress falls on 'gov', and secondary stress on 'o'. It's a compound adjective formed from the root 'govern' and 'own', with suffixes '-ment' and '-ed' respectively.
Definitions
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Controlled, financed, or operated by the government
“a government-owned corporation”
“government-owned land”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable of 'government' and secondary stress on the 'o' in 'owned'
Syllables
gov — Open syllable, stressed. ern — Closed syllable, unstressed. ment — Closed syllable, unstressed. o — Open syllable, unstressed. wned — Closed syllable, secondary stress
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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC) Rule
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a vowel sound are considered open syllables.
Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables ending in a consonant sound are considered closed syllables.
Stress Placement Rule
Stress generally falls on the first syllable of a word.
- The hyphen in 'government-owned' is a morphological marker, not affecting syllabification.
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