roughandtumble
The word 'rough-and-tumble' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: rough-and-tum-ble. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('tum'). It's formed from the Old English 'rough', the conjunction 'and', and the Middle English/Old Norse 'tumble'. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant division rules.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('tum'). The first two syllables ('rough' and 'and') are unstressed, and the last syllable ('ble') is also unstressed.
Syllables
rough — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. and — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonants.. tum — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonants, primary stress.. ble — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.
Word Parts
V-C
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
V-CC
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant cluster.
C-VC
Syllables are divided between a consonant and a vowel-consonant sequence.
- The inclusion of 'and' within the compound adjective is a stylistic feature but doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
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