nieczterzodziestopięcioipółletni
Syllables
nie-czte-rzo-dzie-sto-pię-cio-i-pół-let-ni
Pronunciation
/ɲɛt͡ʂtɛʐd͡ʑɛ̃stɔpʲɛ̃t͡ɕɔi̯puwˈlɛtɲi/
Stress
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Morphemes
nie- + czterdzieści + -pięcioipółletni
The Polish word 'nieczterdziestopięcioipółletni' is a complex adjective meaning 'almost forty-and-a-half-year-old'. Syllabification follows the vowel-initial rule consistently. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed through compounding and affixation, with roots originating in Proto-Slavic.
Definitions
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almost forty-and-a-half-year-old
almost forty-and-a-half-year-old
“nieczterdziestopięcioipółletni mężczyzna”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ni' in 'letni'). Polish stress is generally fixed on the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. czte — Open syllable, unstressed.. rzo — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Open syllable, unstressed.. pię — Open syllable, unstressed.. cio — Open syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. pół — Open syllable, unstressed.. let — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are divided before vowels. This is the primary rule applied throughout the word.
- The 'rz' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʐ/.
- The length and complexity of the word are due to extensive compounding.
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