throughdrainage
The word 'through-drainage' is divided into three syllables: through-drain-age. The primary stress falls on 'drain'. The syllabification follows standard English rules of maximizing onsets and codas, and is guided by the word's morphemic structure.
Definitions
- 1
The process or system by which water or other liquids are removed from an area.
“The through-drainage system prevented flooding in the basement.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable, 'drain'.
Syllables
through — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset, long vowel.. drain — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset, diphthong, primary stress.. age — Closed syllable, short vowel, consonant cluster coda.
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Vowel After Consonant Cluster Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, and consonant clusters preceding vowels are typically part of the same syllable.
Onset Maximization Rule
Consonant clusters are maximized in the onset of a syllable.
Coda Maximization Rule
Syllables attempt to maximize the complexity of their coda (ending consonant sounds).
- The hyphenated nature of the word does not alter the core syllabification rules.
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