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king-of-the-salmon

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

5 syllables
18 characters
English (US)
Enriched
5syllables

kingofthesalmon

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

king-of-the-sal-mon

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈsæmən/

Stress

10010

Morphemes

king, salmon

The compound noun 'king-of-the-salmon' is divided into five syllables: king-of-the-sal-mon. Primary stress falls on 'king'. Syllabification follows standard CVC and VC rules, with consideration for the compound structure and the /ŋ/ phoneme in 'king'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The largest and most prized species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha).

    “He caught a beautiful king-of-the-salmon on his fishing trip.”

    syn:Chinook salmon

Stress pattern

Primary stress on 'king' (first syllable), secondary stress on 'sal' (fourth syllable). Remaining syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
king/kɪŋ/
of/ɒv/
the/ðə/
sal/sæl/
mon/mən/

king — Closed syllable, CVC structure, primary stress.. of — Open syllable, VC structure, unstressed.. the — Open syllable, Cə structure, unstressed.. sal — Open syllable, CVC structure, secondary stress.. mon — Open syllable, CəC structure, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

king, salmon

Old English/Old French origins, denoting royalty and fish species respectively

Similar Words

sun­fishblue­fishred­sal­mon

CVC Syllable Division

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant sequences are typically divided into syllables after the vowel.

VC Syllable Division

Vowel-Consonant sequences are typically divided into syllables after the vowel.

Compound Noun Syllabification

Each component of a compound noun is syllabified according to standard rules.

  • The 'ng' digraph in 'king' represents a single phoneme /ŋ/. The compound nature of the word influences the overall rhythm but doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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