quasicomfortable
Syllables
qua-si-com-for-ta-ble
Pronunciation
/ˈkweɪzi ˈkʌmfərtəbl̩/
Stress
101000
Morphemes
quasi- + comfort + -able
The word 'quasi-comfortable' is divided into six syllables: qua-si-com-for-ta-ble. It consists of the prefix 'quasi-', the root 'comfort', and the suffix '-able'. Primary stress falls on 'qua' and 'for'. Syllable division follows VCV rules and accounts for the syllabic 'l' in '-ble'.
Definitions
- 1
Somewhat comfortable; appearing or seeming comfortable but not entirely so.
“The chair was quasi-comfortable, but I still needed a cushion.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'quasi' and the first syllable of 'comfortable' ('com').
Syllables
qua — Open syllable, weakly stressed.. si — Open syllable, weakly stressed.. com — Closed syllable, stressed.. for — Closed syllable, stressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. ble — Closed syllable, syllabic 'l', unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Consonants between vowels typically form syllable boundaries.
Syllabic Consonant
A consonant can form a syllable when preceded by a vowel and not followed by another vowel.
- The 'qu' digraph is often treated as a single unit, but the syllable division follows the VCV rule.
- The final syllable '-ble' is often syllabic.
- The stress on 'quasi' is relatively weak compared to the stress on 'comfortable'.
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