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icositetrahedron

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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7syllables

icositetrahedron

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

i-co-si-te-tra-he-dron

Pronunciation

/ˌaɪ.kɒ.sɪ.te.tɹəˈhi.drən/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

ico- + tetra-hedron

The word 'icositetrahedron' is a noun of Greek origin, divided into six syllables: i-co-si-te-tra-he-dron. Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard US English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and consonant cluster maintenance.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A polyhedron with twenty-four faces.

    “The mathematician described the properties of the icositetrahedron.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('hi').

Syllables

6
i-co/aɪ.koʊ/
si/sɪ/
te/te/
tra/tɹə/
he/hi/
dron/drən/

i-co — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. si — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. te — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. tra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. he — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. dron — Closed syllable, consonant cluster-vowel-consonant.

Word Parts

pre

ico-

Greek origin, meaning 'twenty'

root

tetra-hedron

Greek origin, 'tetra' meaning 'four', 'hedron' meaning 'face'

Similar Words

pen­ta­gonoc­ta­gondo­de­ca­he­dron

Vowel After Consonant (VC)

Syllables are often divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are often divided before a vowel when preceded by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster + Vowel (CCV)

Consonant clusters are often maintained as onsets, followed by a vowel.

  • The word's length and complex structure require careful attention to vowel-consonant patterns.
  • The '-dra-' cluster is a potential point of variation, but the common pronunciation supports the division shown.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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