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tempest-shattered

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
Enriched
5syllables

tempestshatered

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

tem-pest-sha-ter-ed

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛmpɪst ʃætərd/

Stress

10101

Morphemes

tempest + shattered

The compound adjective 'tempest-shattered' is syllabified as tem-pest-sha-ter-ed, following standard English rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'tempest' and the first syllable of 'shattered'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Violently broken or damaged, as if by a severe storm.

    “The tempest-shattered coastline bore witness to the hurricane's fury.”

    syn:brokenwreckeddemolished
    ant:intactwholeundamaged

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'tempest' and the first syllable of 'shattered'.

Syllables

5
tem/tɛm/
pest/pɛst/
sha/ʃæt/
ter/tər/
ed/d/

tem — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. pest — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.. sha — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. ter — Closed syllable, final consonant.. ed — Closed syllable, past participle marker.

Word Parts

root

tempest

Latin *tempestas* - storm

suf

shattered

Past participle of *shatter* (Old English *sċeatterian*)

Similar Words

wa­ter­splash­edwind­sweptsun­drenched

Vowel-C Rule

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.

Vowel-C-C Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable.

Suffix Rule

Suffixes often form separate syllables.

  • The hyphenated structure is stylistic and doesn't alter syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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tempest-shattered(current)
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