dziewięćdziesięciolatę
Syllables
dzie-więć-dzie-się-cio-la-tę
Pronunciation
/d͡ʑɛˈvjɛ̃t͡ɕd͡ʑɛˈɕɛ̃ɲt͡ɕɔˈlatkɛ̃/
Stress
0100101
Morphemes
dziewięć- + -dziesięci- + -olatkę
The word 'dziewięćdziesięciolatkę' is a complex Polish noun meaning 'ninety-year-old woman'. Syllabification follows Polish rules prioritizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, resulting in the division dzie-więć-dzie-się-cio-la-tę. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, built from numeral bases and age-denoting suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
a ninety-year-old woman
ninety-year-old woman
“Widziałem dziewięćdziesięciolatkę na spacerze.”
“Moja babcia jest dziewięćdziesięciolatką.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-cie-'), which is the standard stress pattern in Polish.
Syllables
dzie — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. więć — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. dzie — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. się — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. cio — Open syllable, consonant cluster onset.. la — Open syllable, simple structure.. tę — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Polish syllabification prioritizes creating syllables with permissible onsets, even if it means breaking up consonant clusters.
Vowel-Consonant Structure
Syllables generally follow a vowel-consonant (VC) or vowel-consonant-consonant (VCC) structure.
- Nasal vowels ('ę', 'ą') influence pronunciation but don't significantly alter syllable boundaries in this case.
- Complex consonant clusters are common in Polish and are resolved according to onset maximization rules.
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