ladiesofthenight
The phrase 'ladies-of-the-night' is divided into five syllables: la-dies-of-the-night. Stress falls on 'dies' and 'night'. It's a compound noun with English roots, and its syllabification follows standard onset maximization and vowel nucleus rules.
Definitions
- 1
Women who engage in prostitution.
“The police cracked down on the ladies-of-the-night operating in the red-light district.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'ladies' and the last syllable of 'night'.
Syllables
la — Open syllable, unstressed.. dies — Closed syllable, stressed.. of — Open syllable, unstressed.. the — Open syllable, unstressed.. night — Closed syllable, stressed.
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Onset Maximization
Syllables attempt to include as many initial consonants as possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Simplification
Consonant clusters are broken up to maintain phonotactic plausibility.
- The hyphenated structure influences the perceived rhythm but doesn't alter the syllabification rules.
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