septendecillionth
Syllables
sep-ten-dec-il-lion-th
Pronunciation
/ˌsɛptənˈdɛsɪlɪənθ/
Stress
0 0 0 0 1 0
Morphemes
septen + decillion + th
The word 'septendecillionth' is divided into six syllables: sep-ten-dec-il-lion-th. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li-on'). The word is morphologically complex, derived from Latin roots and an English suffix. Syllabification follows vowel-centric principles and consonant cluster division rules.
Definitions
- 1
The number equal to 10<sup>30</sup>.
“He was the septendecillionth person to win the lottery.”
“The company processed its septendecillionth transaction.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li-on'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
sep — Open syllable, onset consonant /s/, vowel /ɛ/.. ten — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, vowel /ɛ/.. dec — Closed syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /ɛ/, coda consonant /k/.. il — Closed syllable, onset consonant /ɪ/, coda consonant /l/.. lion — Open syllable, onset consonant /l/, vowel /i/, coda /ən/.. th — Closed syllable, onset consonant /θ/.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each syllable contains a vowel sound, forming the nucleus of the syllable.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority, prioritizing the creation of permissible onsets.
Suffix Rule
The ordinal suffix '-th' typically forms its own syllable.
- The length of the word and the presence of multiple consonant clusters require careful application of syllabification rules.
- The division aims to create syllables that are phonotactically permissible in English.
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