nonaccommodating
Syllables
non-ac-com-mo-dat-ing
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑn.əˈkɑm.ə.deɪ.tɪŋ/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
non- + accommod + -ating
The word 'nonaccommodating' is divided into six syllables: non-ac-com-mo-dat-ing. It features a Latin-derived prefix 'non-', root 'accommod-', and suffix '-ating'. Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('com'). Syllable division follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant sequences and onset-rime structure.
Definitions
- 1
Not willing to please or help; unyielding; inflexible.
“He was a notoriously nonaccommodating landlord.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('com'). The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ac — Open syllable.. com — Closed syllable, stressed.. mo — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. dat — Open syllable.. ing — Closed syllable.
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Diphthong-Consonant
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- The word's length and multiple morphemes contribute to its complexity.
- Schwa reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic phenomenon.
- Geminate consonant 'mm' in 'com' does not alter syllable division.
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