pricklymargined
The word 'prickly-margined' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: pri-ckly-mar-gined. Primary stress falls on 'mar'. It's formed from the roots 'prick' and 'margin' with the suffixes '-ly' and '-ed' respectively. Syllabification follows standard English V-C and C-C-V rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having a border or edge that is covered in prickles or thorns.
“The prickly-margined leaves deterred herbivores.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mar').
Syllables
pri — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ckly — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. mar — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. gined — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.
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Vowel-Consonant (V-C)
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Consonant-Vowel (C-C-V)
Syllables are often divided before a vowel preceded by two consonants.
Compound Word Syllabification
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- The hyphenated nature of the word highlights its compound structure, but doesn't alter the syllabification process.
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