strawberryblond
The word 'strawberry-blond' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: straw-ber-ry-blond. Stress falls on 'straw' and 'blond'. The syllabification follows rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-consonant division, typical for English compound words.
Definitions
- 1
Having a light reddish-brown or golden-brown color, resembling a strawberry and blonde hair.
“She had beautiful strawberry-blond hair.”
“The model's strawberry-blond locks caught the sunlight.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each compound word: 'straw' and 'blond'.
Syllables
straw — Open syllable, stressed.. ber — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ry — Open syllable, unstressed.. blond — Open syllable, stressed.
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Maximizing Onsets
Prioritizing consonant clusters as onsets.
Vowel-Consonant Division
Dividing syllables after vowels followed by consonants.
Compound Word Syllabification
Treating compound words as separate units for stress assignment.
- The hyphenated nature of the word requires maintaining the hyphen in the syllable division.
- The /str/ and /bl/ clusters are common in English and don't present unusual syllabification challenges.
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