nonrecuperativeness
Syllables
non-re-cu-per-a-tive-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑn.rɪˈkjuː.pə.rə.tɪv.nəs/
Stress
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Morphemes
non- + recuper- + -ative
The word 'nonrecuperativeness' is divided into seven syllables: non-re-cu-per-a-tive-ness. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('tive'). It's a noun formed from the prefix 'non-', the root 'recuper-', and the suffixes '-ative' and '-ness'. Syllable division follows standard English rules of vowel and consonant separation.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being incapable of recovering from illness or exhaustion; a lack of recuperative power.
“The patient's prolonged nonrecuperativeness worried the doctors.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('tive'). This is due to the general rule of stress placement on the penultimate syllable in words ending in -ness, -ity, -able, -ive, etc.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, initial syllable.. re — Open syllable.. cu — Closed syllable, glide sound.. per — Open syllable.. a — Open, unstressed syllable, schwa reduction.. tive — Closed syllable.. ness — Closed syllable.
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