czterdziestosiedmioletniego
Syllables
czte-rdzi-es-to-siedm-io-let-nie-go
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʂtɛʐd͡ʑɛstɔˈɕɛdmʲɔlɛtɲɛɡɔ/
Stress
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Morphemes
czter- + -siedm- + -ego
The word 'czterdziestosiedmioletniego' is a complex adjective meaning 'forty-seven-year-old'. Syllabification follows Polish rules of onset maximization and vowel-centricity, resulting in the division 'czte-rdzi-es-to-siedm-io-let-nie-go'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'). The word is built from numeral roots and age-indicating suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
forty-seven-year-old
forty-seven-year-old
“Poznałem syna czterdziestosiedmioletniego profesora.”
“To był portret czterdziestosiedmioletniego mężczyzny.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'), as is typical in Polish.
Syllables
czte — Open syllable, onset with affricate.. rdzi — Closed syllable, onset with consonant cluster.. es — Closed syllable, simple structure.. to — Open syllable, simple structure.. siedm — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. io — Open syllable, glide + vowel.. let — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. nie — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. go — Closed syllable, final consonant.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish favors placing as many consonants as possible at the beginning of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable typically contains a vowel.
- Affricates (*cz*, *dź*) are treated as single units.
- The *rz* digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
- Palatalized consonants influence syllable structure.
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