inextinguishables
Syllables
in-ex-tin-guish-a-bles
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl̩z/
Stress
100100
Morphemes
in- + extinguish + -able
The word 'inextinguishables' is divided into six syllables: in-ex-tin-guish-a-bles. It features a prefix 'in-', root 'extinguish', and suffixes '-able' and '-s'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('guish'), with secondary stress on the first ('in'). The final syllable contains a syllabic /l/.
Definitions
- 1
Things that cannot be extinguished or put out.
“The memories of that day were one of the inextinguishables in her heart.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the fourth syllable ('guish'), secondary stress on the first syllable ('in').
Syllables
in — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster.. ex — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster.. tin — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster.. guish — Closed syllable, diphthong and consonant.. a — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. bles — Closed syllable, syllabic /l/ and consonant cluster.
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- The presence of a syllabic /l/ in the final syllable.
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