straightbarreled
The word 'straight-barreled' is divided into four syllables: straight-bar-rel-ed, with primary stress on 'bar'. It's a compound adjective formed from 'straight', 'bar', and a suffix derived from 'barrel'. Syllabification follows onset maximization and vowel nucleus rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having a barrel that is straight rather than tapered or curved.
“The rifle had a straight-barreled design.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('bar').
Syllables
straight — Open syllable, diphthong nucleus, stressed.. bar — Open syllable, single vowel nucleus, unstressed.. rel — Open syllable, single vowel nucleus, unstressed.. ed — Syllable coda, consonant only, unstressed.
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Onset Maximization
Consonants are included in the onset whenever possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Coda Restrictions
Consonant clusters are permissible in the coda.
- The hyphenated nature of the word does not affect the syllabification rules.
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