whiteshouldered
The word 'white-shouldered' is a compound adjective divided into three syllables: white-shoul-dered. Stress falls on the second syllable. It's formed from the root 'white' and the adjectival suffix 'shouldered'.
Definitions
- 1
Having white shoulders; characterized by white shoulders.
“The white-shouldered eagle soared overhead.”
“She admired the white-shouldered hummingbird.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('shoul').
Syllables
white — Open syllable, diphthong, unstressed.. shoul — Closed syllable, stressed.. dered — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
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