tobaccobreathed
The word 'tobacco-breathed' is a compound adjective syllabified as to-bac-co-breath-ed, with primary stress on 'co'. It's formed from the noun 'tobacco' and the past participle 'breathed', functioning as a descriptive adjective.
Definitions
- 1
Having a breath that smells of tobacco; smelling of tobacco.
“The old man had a tobacco-breathed cough.”
syn:tobacco-scentedant:fresh-breathed
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the third syllable ('co'), secondary stress on 'breath', and the remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
to — Unstressed, open syllable.. bac — Stressed, closed syllable.. co — Stressed, open syllable.. breath — Secondary stress, open syllable.. ed — Unstressed, closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-e Rule
Syllables often divide before a silent 'e' (e.g., 'breath-ed').
Vowel Combination Rule
Vowel digraphs and diphthongs generally stay together within a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are often split based on sonority, but in this case, the cluster /br/ remains intact.
Open/Closed Syllable Rule
Syllables are divided to create open or closed syllables.
- The hyphenated nature of the word is a morphological feature, not a syllabic one.
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