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treasure-bearing

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

4 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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4syllables

treasurebearing

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

trea-sure-bear-ing

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ ˈbɛr.ɪŋ/

Stress

1010

Morphemes

treasure, bear + -ing

The word 'treasure-bearing' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: trea-sure-bear-ing. It consists of two roots ('treasure' and 'bear') and the suffix '-ing'. Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each root. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant and consonant cluster division rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Possessing or carrying treasure; yielding treasure.

    “The treasure-bearing ship returned to port.”

    “The treasure-bearing island was a legend among sailors.”

    syn:wealthyopulentrichvaluable
    ant:poordestitutevalueless

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'treasure' and the first syllable of 'bearing'.

Syllables

4
trea/tɹi/
sure/ʒɚ/
bear/bɛr/
ing/ɪŋ/

trea — Open syllable, stressed.. sure — Closed syllable, unstressed.. bear — Open syllable, stressed.. ing — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

treasure, bear

treasure: Old French *tresor* (Latin *thesaurus*); bear: Old English *beran*

suf

-ing

Old English *-ing*, gerundive/present participle suffix

Similar Words

fea­ture­bear­ingbur­den­bear­ingfruit­bear­ing

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are often divided after a vowel sound followed by a consonant sound.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.

Stress Assignment

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each component word in the compound.

  • The hyphen is crucial for indicating the compound nature of the word and guiding syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
treasure-bearing(current)
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