insurmountability
Syllables
in-sur-mount-a-bil-i-ty
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbɪlɪti/
Stress
0010001
Morphemes
in- + mount + -sur-able-ity
The word 'insurmountability' is divided into seven syllables: in-sur-mount-a-bil-i-ty. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mount'). It's a noun formed from Latin roots and suffixes, denoting the state of being impossible to overcome.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being insurmountable; impossibility of being overcome.
“The challenges facing the company seemed to reach a point of insurmountability.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mount'). The first and last syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
in — Closed syllable, single vowel-consonant combination.. sur — Open syllable, vowel-consonant combination.. mount — Closed syllable, vowel-diphthong-consonant combination.. a — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. bil — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant combination.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. ty — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant combination.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables typically divide after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Vowel (V)
Single vowel sounds form their own syllable.
- Complex morphology requires careful consideration of morpheme boundaries.
- Presence of schwa sounds in unstressed syllables.
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