yellowishredyellow
Syllables
yel-low-ish-red-yel-low
Pronunciation
/ˈjɛloʊɪʃ-rɛd-ˈjɛloʊ/
Stress
100-00-100
Morphemes
yellow- + red + -ish
The word 'yellowish-red-yellow' is a compound adjective syllabified into six syllables: yel-low-ish-red-yel-low. Stress falls on the first syllable of 'yellowish' and the final 'yellow'. It's formed from the roots 'yellow' and 'red' with the suffix '-ish'.
Definitions
- 1
Having a color that is a combination of yellowish and reddish hues, with a final return to yellow.
“The sunset painted the sky in a yellowish-red-yellow gradient.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'yellowish' and the first syllable of the final 'yellow'. 'Red' is unstressed.
Syllables
yel — Open syllable, stressed. low — Open syllable. ish — Closed syllable. red — Closed syllable, unstressed. yel — Open syllable, stressed. low — Open syllable
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VCV Pattern
Syllable division occurs between vowels in a vowel-consonant-vowel sequence.
CVC Pattern
Syllable division occurs after the vowel in a consonant-vowel-consonant sequence.
Open Syllable
Syllables ending in a vowel sound are open.
Closed Syllable
Syllables ending in a consonant sound are closed.
- The hyphenated structure allows for treating each component as a separate unit for syllabification.
- The compound nature doesn't introduce any unusual phonological behavior.
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