yellowishhaired
Syllables
yel-low-ish-haired
Pronunciation
/ˈjɛloʊɪʃ ˈhɛrd/
Stress
10010
Morphemes
yellow + hair + -ish/-ed
The word 'yellowish-haired' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: yel-low-ish-haired. It's formed from the prefix 'yellow-', root 'hair', and suffixes '-ish' and '-ed'. Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each component. Syllabification follows standard onset-rime and VCV rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having hair that is somewhat yellow in color.
“The child had yellowish-haired dolls.”
“She was a yellowish-haired girl with bright blue eyes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'yellowish' and the first syllable of 'haired'. The overall stress pattern is 1 0 0 1 0.
Syllables
yel — Open syllable, stressed, onset-rime structure.. low — Open syllable, unstressed, vowel followed by consonant.. ish — Closed syllable, unstressed, consonant cluster at the end.. haired — Open syllable, stressed, onset-rime structure.
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
When a word contains multiple vowels, syllables are often divided between them.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable by pronunciation.
- The hyphenated structure could potentially lead to a slight pause, but in common usage, it's often pronounced as a single unit.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might affect the precise phonetic realization, but not the syllabification.
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