nieczterdziestosiedemletniej
Syllables
nie-czter-dzie-sto-sie-dem-le-tniej
Pronunciation
/ɲɛt͡ʂtɛrˈd͡ʑɛɕtɔɕɛˈdɛ̃m lɛˈtɲɛj/
Stress
00000100
Morphemes
nie- + czterdzieści siedem + -letniej
The word 'nieczterdziestosiedmioletniej' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'of a forty-seven-year-old (female)'. It's syllabified based on maximizing onsets and avoiding single-letter syllables, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed from a negation prefix, a numerical root, and an adjectival suffix.
Definitions
- 1
Of a forty-seven-year-old (feminine).
Of a forty-seven-year-old (female)
“Książka należy do kobiety nieczterdziestosiedmioletniej.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dem' in 'siedem').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. czter — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. sie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dem — Closed syllable, stressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. tniej — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are generally kept together at the beginning of a syllable.
Avoid Single-Letter Syllables
Syllable division avoids creating syllables consisting of a single vowel or consonant.
Penultimate Stress
Polish generally stresses the second-to-last syllable.
- The 'rz' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common but doesn't affect syllabification.
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