kilkudziesięciocentymetrowemu
Syllables
kil-ku-dzie-się-cio-cen-ty-me-tro-we-mu
Pronunciation
/kʲil.ku‿d͡ʑɛ.ɕɛ̃.t͡ɕɔ.t͡sɛn.tɨ.ˈmɛ.trɔ.vɛ.mu/
Stress
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Morphemes
kilku- + centy-metr- + -owy-emu
The word 'kilkudziesięciocentymetrowemu' is a complex Polish adjective syllabified based on onset maximization and avoidance of single-letter syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from several morphemes including prefixes, roots, and suffixes of Slavic and Latin/Greek origin. Syllabification is consistent with similar Polish words.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or having a length of several dozen centimeters.
to a several-dozen-centimeter-long [something]
“Podarowano mu prezent wielkości kilku dziesięciocentymetrowemu psu.”
“Zbudowali model statku o długości kilku dziesięciocentymetrowemu.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('me'), as is typical in Polish. The stress is primary (1).
Syllables
kil — Open syllable, initial syllable, palatalized consonant.. ku — Open syllable, vowel reduction possible.. dzie — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. się — Nasal vowel, closed syllable.. cio — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. cen — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ty — Closed syllable, reduced vowel.. me — Open, stressed syllable.. tro — Open syllable, consonant cluster.. we — Open syllable.. mu — Closed syllable, inflectional ending.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish prefers to maximize onsets, meaning consonants are generally assigned to the following vowel rather than forming a coda.
Avoidance of Single-Letter Syllables
Polish generally avoids syllables consisting of a single consonant or vowel, unless it's a grammatical ending.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are often kept together within a syllable, especially when they are common in Polish phonology.
- The presence of nasal vowels (/ɛ̃/) influences the syllabic structure.
- Liaison between syllables can occur, but doesn't affect the written syllable division.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic phenomenon but doesn't alter the syllabification.
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