seventeenhundreds
Syllables
sev-en-teen-hun-dreds
Pronunciation
/ˌsɛvənˈtiːn ˈhʌndrədz/
Stress
100000
Morphemes
seven, teen, hundred + s
The word 'seventeen-hundreds' is a compound numeral with primary stress on 'sev'. Syllabification follows vowel-CVC and CVC rules, resulting in sev-en-teen-hun-dreds. It functions as a noun representing a period of time.
Definitions
- 1
The numbers from 1700 to 1799; the 18th century.
“The novel is set in the seventeen-hundreds.”
“Furniture from the seventeen-hundreds is highly valued.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('sev'). Subsequent syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
sev — Open syllable, stressed. en — Open syllable, unstressed. teen — Open syllable, unstressed. hun — Open syllable, unstressed. dred — Closed syllable, unstressed. s — Closed syllable, unstressed
Word Parts
Vowel-CVC Rule
A vowel followed by one or more consonants typically forms a syllable.
CVC Rule
A consonant-vowel-consonant sequence often forms a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Syllables are often maintained within compound word components.
- Hyphenated structure aids visual separation, vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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