toothextracting
The word 'tooth-extracting' is divided into four syllables: tooth-ex-tract-ing. It's a compound word with Latin and Germanic roots, functioning as an adjective or present participle. Primary stress falls on 'tract'. Syllabification follows vowel, consonant cluster, compound word, and suffix rules.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or involving the removal of teeth.
“The tooth-extracting procedure was quick and painless.”
“She visited a tooth-extracting specialist.”
- 1
The act of removing teeth.
“He was tooth-extracting on a patient.”
“Tooth-extracting is a common dental procedure.”
syn:extracting teeth
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('tract'). Secondary stress on the first syllable ('tooth'). The second and fourth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
tooth — Open syllable, containing a long vowel and a voiceless dental fricative. Stressed.. ex — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a voiceless velar stop. Unstressed.. tract — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster. Primary stressed.. ing — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant. Unstressed.
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Vowel Rule
Each syllable contains at least one vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are split to maintain pronounceability, but kept together if they form a recognizable unit.
Compound Word Rule
Compound words are divided between the constituent words.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The hyphen is stylistic and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'tooth' (e.g., /tʊθ/) do not alter the syllable division.
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