seaotter'scabbage
Syllables
sea-ot-ter's-cab-bage
Pronunciation
/siːˈɑːtərz ˈkæbɪdʒ/
Stress
00101
Morphemes
sea, otter, cabbage + 's
The compound noun 'sea-otter's-cabbage' is divided into five syllables: sea-ot-ter's-cab-bage. Stress falls on the 'cab' syllable. The word is composed of Germanic and French roots, with an Anglo-Saxon possessive suffix. Syllabification follows standard US English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
A type of marine algae resembling a cabbage.
“The divers collected sea-otter's-cabbage for research.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'cabbage' (/kæb/). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
sea — Open syllable, long vowel sound.. ot — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ter's — Closed syllable, possessive marker.. cab — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. bage — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
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Open Syllable Rule
Vowel followed by no consonant or a consonant that doesn't create a cluster.
Closed Syllable Rule
Vowel followed by a consonant or consonant cluster.
Possessive Suffix Rule
The possessive suffix 's is often attached to the preceding syllable.
- The possessive 's could theoretically be a separate syllable, but is more naturally integrated into the preceding syllable in this case.
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