nieczterzodziestoparoletnie
Syllables
nie-czte-rzo-dzie-sto-pa-ro-let-nie
Pronunciation
/ɲɛt͡ʂtɛʐd͡ʑɛ̃stɔparɔˈlɛtɲɛ/
Stress
000000001
Morphemes
nie- + czterdzieści + paro-letni-e
The word 'nieczterdziestoparoletnie' is divided into nine syllables based on Polish phonological rules prioritizing open syllables and dividing after vowels within consonant clusters. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a negation prefix, a numeral root, and age-related suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
almost forty-year-old
almost forty-year-old
“Był nieczterdziestoparoletnim mężczyzną.”
“Nieczterdziestoparoletnia kobieta.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nie').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. czte — Closed syllable, unstressed.. rzo — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Closed syllable, unstressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. ro — Open syllable, unstressed.. let — Closed syllable, unstressed.. nie — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Polish favors syllables ending in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Division
Syllable division occurs after the vowel preceding a consonant cluster.
- The 'rz' digraph is treated as a single phoneme but influences orthographic syllable division.
- The 'dź' and 'cz' digraphs are treated as single phonemes, but syllable division follows the vowel before the digraph.
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