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zweihundertfünfzigtausendstem

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

8 syllables
29 characters
German
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “zweihundertfünfzigtausendstem” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

zweihundertfünfzigtausenstem

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

zwei-hun-dert-fünf-zig-tau-sen-stem

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡svaɪ̯hʊn.dɐtˌfʏn.f͡t͡siːkˌtaʊ̯.zən.t͡ʃtɛm/

Stress

01001101

Morphemes

zwei + hundertfünfzigtausend + stem

The word 'zweihundertfünfzigtausendstem' is a complex German numeral in the genitive case. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, avoiding digraph splitting and maintaining consonant clusters. Primary stress falls on 'tausend'. The word is morphologically composed of numeral prefixes, roots for 'hundred', 'fifty', and 'thousand', and a genitive suffix.

Definitions

numeral
  1. 1

    of two hundred fifty thousand

    of two hundred fifty thousand

    “Die Kosten des Projekts beliefen sich auf zweihundertfünfzigtausendstem Euro.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tausend'). Secondary stress on 'fünfzig'.

Syllables

8
zwei/t͡svaɪ̯/
hun/hʊn/
dert/dɐt/
fünf/fʏn/
zig/f͡t͡siːk/
tau/taʊ̯/
sen/zən/
stem/t͡ʃtɛm/

zwei — Open syllable, initial syllable of the word.. hun — Closed syllable, following 'zwei'.. dert — Closed syllable, part of 'hundert'.. fünf — Closed syllable, beginning of 'fünfzig'.. zig — Closed syllable, completing 'fünfzig', 'ft' cluster.. tau — Open syllable, beginning of 'tausend', diphthong.. sen — Closed syllable, part of 'tausend'.. stem — Closed syllable, genitive ending.

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Clustering

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they can be naturally divided based on sonority.

Avoidance of Digraph Splitting

Digraphs (like 'ch') are not split across syllable boundaries.

  • The 'ft' cluster in 'fünfzig' is treated as a single onset.
  • The length of the 'tausend' syllable due to the diphthong and following consonant.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025
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