strongstomached
The word 'strong-stomached' is a compound adjective syllabified as strong-stom-ached, with primary stress on 'strong'. It's formed from the prefix 'strong-', root 'stomach', and suffix '-ed'. Syllabification follows vowel and consonant coda rules, and compound word principles.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('strong').
Syllables
strong — Open syllable, stressed.. stom — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ached — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Coda Rule
Syllables generally end with a vowel sound.
Consonant-Coda Rule
Syllables can end with consonant sounds.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified separately.
- The hyphenated nature of the word as a compound adjective.
- The /d͡ʒ/ sound is treated as a single phoneme.
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