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hundred-feathered

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4 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
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4syllables

hundredfeathered

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hun-dred-feath-ered

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌndrəd ˈfɛðərd/

Stress

1010

Morphemes

hundred, feather + -ed

The word 'hundred-feathered' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: hun-dred-feath-ered. Stress falls on the first syllable of each component. It's formed from two roots with a suffix, following standard English syllabification rules based on onset-rime structure and stress placement.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having or covered with a hundred feathers; richly adorned.

    “The hundred-feathered bird preened in the sunlight.”

    syn:plumedfeatheredadorned
    ant:bareunadorned

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each component word ('hun' and 'feath').

Syllables

4
hun/hʌn/
dred/drɛd/
feath/fiθ/
ered/ərd/

hun — Open, stressed syllable.. dred — Closed, unstressed syllable.. feath — Open, stressed syllable.. ered — Closed, unstressed syllable.

Word Parts

root

hundred, feather

hundred: Proto-Germanic *hund; feather: Old English feðer

suf

-ed

Past participle/adjectival suffix (Old English)

Similar Words

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Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus with optional consonant onsets and codas.

Stress Placement

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each lexical item in a compound word.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are split to maintain onsets and codas.

  • The hyphen is a morphological marker, not affecting syllabification.
  • Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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