tempestthreatened
Syllables
tem-pest-threat-ened
Pronunciation
/tɛmˈpɛst ˈθrɛtənd/
Stress
1010
Morphemes
tempest, threat + ened
The word 'tempest-threatened' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables (tem-pest-threat-ened). It follows standard English syllable division rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and has a stress pattern of 1010.
Definitions
- 1
Exposed to or imperiled by a violent storm; in danger of being overwhelmed by a tempest.
“The tempest-threatened coastline was evacuated.”
“The small boat was tossed about in the tempest-threatened sea.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'tempest' and the first syllable of 'threatened'.
Syllables
tem — Closed syllable, initial syllable.. pest — Closed syllable.. threat — Closed syllable, stressed.. ened — Closed syllable.
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- The hyphenated structure requires treating the word as a single unit for stress assignment.
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