selfsustainingly
Syllables
self-sus-tain-ing-ly
Pronunciation
/ˌself.səˈsteɪn.ɪŋ.li/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
self + sustain + ing
The word 'self-sustainingly' is divided into five syllables: self-sus-tain-ing-ly. The primary stress falls on 'tain'. It's an adverb formed from the root 'sustain' with the prefixes 'self-' and suffixes '-ing' and '-ly'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel blocking rules.
Definitions
- 1
In a way that maintains or supports itself without external assistance.
“The ecosystem is designed to operate self-sustainingly.”
“The farm aims to be self-sustainingly powered by renewable energy.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('tain'). The first syllable ('self') receives some secondary stress, while the remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
self — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sus — Closed syllable, vowel blocked by consonant.. tain — Closed syllable, primary stress.. ing — Closed syllable, nasal consonant.. ly — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create onsets.
Vowel Blocking
Syllables are terminated when a vowel is blocked by a consonant.
Stress Assignment
Stress is assigned based on lexical rules and prosodic weight.
- The prefix 'self-' can sometimes influence stress patterns, but the root 'sustain' is strong enough to attract primary stress.
- Some speakers might reduce the vowel in 'self' to /sl̩f/, creating a syllabic consonant.
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