hippopotomonstərosesquipedaliophobia
Syllables
hip-po-pot-o-mon-stə-ro-ses-qui-pe-da-li-o-pho-bi-a
Pronunciation
/ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstəˌroʊsɪˌkwɪpəˌdeɪliəˈfoʊbiə/
Stress
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Morphemes
hippo- + potamo- + -phobia
The word 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is broken down into eight syllables using the Onset-Rime rule. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a noun denoting the fear of long words, and its morphemic structure reveals its Greek and Latin origins.
Definitions
- 1
The fear of long words.
“She suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, which makes taking vocabulary tests particularly difficult.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable (/deɪliə/). Secondary stress on /mɒnstə/. Remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
hip-po — Open syllable, unstressed.. pot-o — Open syllable, unstressed.. mon-stə — Open syllable, secondary stress.. ro-ses — Open syllable, unstressed.. qui-pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. da-li — Open syllable, unstressed.. o-pho — Open syllable, unstressed.. bi-a — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime Division
Consonant-Vowel (CV) patterns are used to divide syllables. Syllable breaks typically occur before consonants following vowels.
- The length of the word presents a challenge for syllabification.
- Embedded roots are not considered separate morphemes during syllabification.
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