hotwaterheated
Syllables
hot-wa-ter-heat-ed
Pronunciation
/hɑt ˈwɑtər ˈhiːtɪd/
Stress
00111
Morphemes
hot, water, heat + ed
The word 'hot-water-heated' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: hot-wa-ter-heat-ed. Primary stress falls on 'heat'. It's formed from Germanic roots and the past tense suffix '-ed'.
Definitions
- 1
Heated by or relating to hot water.
“The hot-water-heated towel rack was a welcome sight on a cold morning.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('heat'), due to the root of the final component in the compound adjective.
Syllables
hot — Open syllable, single vowel sound.. wa — Open syllable, diphthong.. ter — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. heat — Closed syllable, long vowel followed by consonant.. ed — Closed syllable, schwa vowel followed by consonant.
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Suffixes typically form separate syllables.
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