nieczterdziestodwuletni
Syllables
nie-czter-dzie-sto-dwu-le-tni
Pronunciation
/ɲɛt͡ʂtɛʐd͡ʑɛstɔdwulɛtɲi/
Stress
0000001
Morphemes
nie- + czterdzieści + letni
The word 'nieczterdziestodwuletni' is syllabified based on Polish phonological rules prioritizing open syllables and dividing consonant clusters before vowels. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a complex adjective formed from a negation prefix, a numeral root, and an age-denoting suffix.
Definitions
- 1
not forty-two-year-old
not forty-two years old
“On nie jest nieczterdziestodwuletni, ma trzydzieści lat.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tni').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. czter — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dwu — Open syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. tni — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Polish favors syllables ending in vowels (CV).
Consonant Cluster Division
Division occurs before the vowel in consonant clusters.
Vowel-Consonant Division
A simple vowel-consonant sequence naturally divides into syllables.
- The *rz* cluster is treated as a single phoneme /ʐ/.
- The *dź* cluster is treated as a single phoneme /d͡ʑ/.
- The *tni* cluster is treated as a single phoneme /tɲ/.
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