phenolsulphonate
Syllables
phe-nol-sul-pho-nate
Pronunciation
/ˌfiːnoʊlˈsʌlfoʊneɪt/
Stress
00101
Morphemes
pheno- + sulphon- + -ate
The word 'phenolsulphonate' is divided into five syllables: phe-nol-sul-pho-nate. It is a noun composed of the prefix 'pheno-', root 'sulphon-', and suffix '-ate'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and morpheme boundaries.
Definitions
- 1
A salt or ester of phenolsulfonic acid.
“The reaction yielded a phenolsulphonate byproduct.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('pho'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
phe — Open syllable, onset 'p', vowel 'i', coda null.. nol — Open syllable, onset 'n', vowel 'o', coda 'l'. sul — Closed syllable, onset 's', vowel 'ʌ', coda 'l'. pho — Open syllable, onset 'f', vowel 'o', coda null.. nate — Closed syllable, onset 'n', vowel 'e', coda 't'
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Vowel After Consonant
Syllables are often divided after a vowel that is followed by a consonant.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.
Morpheme Boundaries
Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries, but this is not a strict rule.
- The 'sulphon' sequence is a relatively uncommon cluster, but is accepted in English pronunciation.
- The stress pattern is consistent with the typical stress placement in words ending in '-ate'.
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