standardbearership
Syllables
stan-dard-bear-er-ship
Pronunciation
/ˌstændərdˈbɛərərʃɪp/
Stress
01001
Morphemes
standard- + bear- + -ership
The word 'standard-bearership' is divided into five syllables: stan-dard-bear-er-ship. It is a noun formed from the prefix 'standard-', the root 'bear-', and the suffixes '-er-' and '-ship'. Primary stress falls on the 'bear' syllable. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-CVC and CVC patterns.
Definitions
- 1
The office, position, or dignity of a standard-bearer.
“He held the position of standard-bearership with pride.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('bear'). Secondary stress falls on the first syllable ('stan').
Syllables
stan — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel-CVC pattern.. dard — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.. bear — Open syllable, primary stress, vowel-CVC pattern.. er — Open syllable, schwa vowel, vowel-C pattern.. ship — Closed syllable, final syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.
Word Parts
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Vowel-CVC
Syllables are divided after a vowel sound followed by one or more consonants, then another vowel sound.
CVC
Syllables are divided between consonant clusters when a vowel sound is followed by a consonant cluster.
- The 'd' in 'standard' can be elided in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect the underlying syllabification.
- The sequence '-er-' followed by '-ship' is relatively uncommon but follows standard English suffixation rules.
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