nieczterdziestosiedemletnia
Syllables
nie-czter-dzie-sto-sie-dem-le-tni-a
Pronunciation
/ɲɛt͡ʂtɛrˈd͡ʑɛɕtɔɕɛˈdɛ̃m lɛˈtɲa/
Stress
001000000
Morphemes
nie- + czterdzieści siedem + -letni-a
The word 'nieczterdziestosiedmioletnia' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'forty-seven-year-old' (feminine). Syllabification follows Polish rules prioritizing onset maximization and avoiding stranded consonants, resulting in nine syllables with stress on the penultimate syllable ('dzie'). The word is morphologically complex, built from a negation prefix, a numerical root, and age-denoting suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
Forty-seven-year-old (feminine form)
Forty-seven-year-old (female)
“Jest nieczterdziestosiedmioletnią kobietą.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dzie'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. czter — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, stressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. sie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dem — Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains a nasal vowel.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. tni — Closed syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed. Feminine adjectival ending.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish favors creating syllables with as many consonants in the onset as possible.
Avoidance of Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless absolutely necessary.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable typically contains a vowel.
- The numerous consonant clusters require careful application of onset maximization and avoidance of stranded consonants.
- The presence of the nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ influences the phonetic realization of the syllable 'dem'.
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