timberdevouring
The word 'timber-devouring' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: tim-ber-de-vour-ing. Primary stress falls on 'vour'. It's morphologically composed of the root 'timber' and the suffix 'devouring'. Syllabification follows onset-rime division and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
Consuming or destroying timber; relating to the consumption of wood.
“The timber-devouring insects infested the old barn.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'devouring' (/vaʊr/). Secondary stress falls on the first syllable of 'timber' (/tɪm/).
Syllables
tim — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ber — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. de — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. vour — Closed syllable, diphthong followed by a consonant. Primary stress.. ing — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a nasal consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and the rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are generally assigned to the onset of the following syllable whenever possible.
- The hyphen in 'timber-devouring' is a stylistic choice and doesn't affect phonetic syllabification.
- The compound nature of the word requires consideration of stress patterns in both constituent parts.
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