regularfeatured
Syllables
re-gu-lar-fea-tured
Pronunciation
/ˌreg.jʊ.lər ˈfiː.tʃərd/
Stress
0 1 0 0 1
Morphemes
re- + regular + featured
The word 'regular-featured' is a compound adjective syllabified as re-gu-lar-fea-tured. It's composed of the prefix 're-', the root 'regular', and the suffix 'featured'. Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'featured'. Syllabification follows standard English rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
Having regular features; characterized by consistent or typical features.
“The landscape was regular-featured, with rolling hills and predictable streams.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'featured' (/ˈfiː.tʃərd/). Secondary stress falls on the first syllable of 'regular' (/ˌreg.jʊ.lər/).
Syllables
re — Open syllable, vowel sound.. gu — Open syllable, vowel sound.. lar — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. fea — Open syllable, vowel sound.. tured — Closed syllable, consonant ending.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC) Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel sound followed by a consonant sound.
Consonant Cluster Division
When a consonant cluster occurs between vowels, the cluster is typically maintained within a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified by treating each component as a separate unit, respecting the internal syllable structure of each component.
- The hyphen in 'regular-featured' influences the perceived separation of syllables, but doesn't alter the underlying phonological rules.
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