uncollaboratively
Syllables
un-col-lab-o-ra-tive-ly
Pronunciation
/ʌn.kəˈlæb.ə.rə.tɪv.li/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
un + collabor + atively
The adverb 'uncollaboratively' is divided into seven syllables with primary stress on the fifth. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant patterns. The word's complexity stems from its length and morphemic structure, but no unusual phonological rules are invoked.
Definitions
- 1
In a manner that does not involve working together; not cooperatively.
“The two companies refused to work together, acting uncollaboratively throughout the negotiations.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ra' in 'collaboratively').
Syllables
un — Open, unstressed syllable.. col — Open, unstressed syllable.. lab — Open, unstressed syllable.. o — Open, unstressed syllable.. ra — Open, unstressed syllable.. tive — Open, unstressed syllable.. ly — Open, unstressed syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided before the first consonant following a vowel.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Syllables are divided before the second consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
- The length of the word and multiple suffixes are the primary complexities, but standard rules apply.
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