silverfeathered
The word 'silver-feathered' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: sil-ver-feath-ered. Primary stress falls on 'feath'. It's formed from the roots 'silver' and 'feather' with the adjectival suffix '-ed'. Syllable division follows standard English VCC, CVC, and VCCV patterns.
Definitions
- 1
Having feathers that are the color of silver; adorned with silver-colored feathers.
“The silver-feathered bird soared through the sky.”
“She admired the silver-feathered headdress.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('feath'), typical for compound adjectives.
Syllables
sil — Open syllable, short vowel.. ver — Closed syllable, schwa vowel.. feath — Open syllable, short vowel.. ered — Closed syllable, schwa vowel.
Word Parts
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VCC Pattern
Syllables with a vowel followed by two consonants are divided after the first consonant.
CVC Pattern
Syllables with a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern are divided after the vowel.
VCCV Pattern
Syllables with a vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel pattern are divided before the second vowel.
- The hyphen influences syllable division.
- Regional vowel variations may occur but do not affect syllabification.
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