headmistressship
The word 'headmistress-ship' is divided into four syllables: head-mis-tress-ship. The primary stress falls on 'tress'. It's a compound noun formed from 'head', 'mistress', and the suffix '-ship', denoting the office of a headmistress.
Definitions
- 1
The position or office of a headmistress.
“Her headmistress-ship was marked by progressive reforms.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('tress').
Syllables
head — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mis — Closed syllable.. tress — Closed syllable, stressed.. ship — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Syllables are divided into an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and any following consonants).
CVC
Syllables with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant structure are divided between the vowel and the final consonant.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant blends and clusters are kept together within a syllable.
- The compound nature of the word influences stress placement.
- The combination of '-ess' and '-ship' is relatively uncommon.
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