dziewięćdziesięciolatków
Syllables
dziewi-ęć-dzie-się-cio-la-tków
Pronunciation
/d͡ʑɛˈvjɛ̃t͡ɕd͡ʑɛˈɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔˈlatkuf/
Stress
0100100
Morphemes
dziewięć- + dziesięć- + -ci-o-lat-ków
The word 'dziewięćdziesięciolatków' is a complex Polish noun meaning 'ninety-year-olds'. It's divided into seven syllables: dziewi-ęć-dzie-się-cio-la-tków, with primary stress on 'cio'. The syllabification follows Polish rules of maximizing onsets and using nasal vowels as nuclei. The word is formed through agglutination of a numeral prefix, root, and several suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
Ninety-year-olds
Ninety-year-olds
“Wśród zgromadzonych byli również dziewięćdziesięciolatków.”
“Dbamy o zdrowie naszych dziewięćdziesięciolatków.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cio').
Syllables
dziewi — Stressed syllable, complex onset.. ęć — Single consonant syllable.. dzie — Onset-Rime syllable.. się — Nasal vowel syllable.. cio — Stressed syllable, Onset-Rime.. la — Onset-Rime syllable.. tków — Consonant cluster syllable.
Word Parts
Onset-Rime
Syllables are formed around a nucleus (vowel) with preceding onset and following coda (consonants).
Maximize Onsets
Polish tends to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Nasal Vowel Nucleus
Nasal vowels (ą, ę) always form the nucleus of a syllable.
- Complex consonant clusters are common in Polish and require careful analysis.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist, but do not significantly alter syllable division.
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