kilkudziesięcioletniemu
Syllables
kil-ku-dzie-się-cio-le-tni-emu
Pronunciation
/kʲil.ku‿d͡ʑɛ.ɕɛ̃.t͡ɕɔ.lɛt.ɲɛ.mu/
Stress
00000100
Morphemes
kilku- + dzie-sięc-oletni + -emu
The word 'kilkudziesięcioletniemu' is a complex Polish adjective syllabified based on sonority sequencing and avoidance of single-letter syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from numeral roots and an inflectional suffix, indicating the dative singular masculine case.
Definitions
- 1
Several-decade-old
To a several-decade-old [thing]
“List skierowano do kilkudziesięcioletniemu profesorowi.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
kil — Open syllable, initial palatalized consonant.. ku — Open syllable.. dzie — Open syllable, 'dz' as a single phoneme.. się — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. cio — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. le — Open syllable.. tni — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. emu — Open syllable, inflectional ending.
Word Parts
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonant clusters are maintained within syllables as long as sonority allows.
Avoidance of Single-Letter Syllables
Polish avoids syllables consisting of a single vowel or consonant.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'dz' cluster is a single phoneme /d͡ʑ/ in Polish.
- The 'się' sequence is often pronounced as /ɕɛ̃/.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables can occur, but doesn't affect syllabification.
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