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schoolmasterhood

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4 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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4syllables

schoolmasterhood

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

school-mas-ter-hood

Pronunciation

/skuːlˈmæstərˌhʊd/

Stress

0100

Morphemes

school + masterhood

The word 'schoolmasterhood' is divided into four syllables: school-mas-ter-hood. Primary stress falls on 'mas'. It's a noun formed from the root 'school' and the suffixes '-master' and '-hood'. Syllabification follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant cluster division rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The state or position of being a schoolmaster.

    “He approached his schoolmasterhood with a sense of duty.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('mas').

Syllables

4
school/skuːl/
mas/mæs/
ter/tər/
hood/hʊd/

school — Open syllable, diphthong present.. mas — Closed syllable, short vowel.. ter — Closed syllable, schwa vowel.. hood — Closed syllable, short vowel.

Word Parts

root

school

Old English origin, meaning 'place of learning'

suf

masterhood

Combination of -master (Latin origin, 'teacher') and -hood (Old English, denoting state or condition)

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Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are typically divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster

Syllables are divided before consonant clusters following a vowel.

  • The compound 'schoolmaster' could have alternative syllabifications, but the established pronunciation favors 'schoolmaster' as a unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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