nieczternastomiesięcznych
Syllables
nie-czter-na-sto-mie-się-cznych
Pronunciation
/ɲɛt͡ʂɛrnaˈɕɛ̃t͡ʂɨɲx/
Stress
0000010
Morphemes
nie + czterna + sto-mie-się-cznych
The word 'nieczternastomiesięcznych' is a complex Polish adjective divided into seven syllables: nie-czter-na-sto-mie-się-cznych. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'się'. The word is built from a negation prefix, a numeral root, and several suffixes indicating adjectival form and grammatical case. Syllabification follows Polish rules of onset maximization and avoidance of single-letter syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Fourteen-month-old (plural, genitive case)
Fourteen-month-old (plural, genitive)
“Badania nad rozwojem nieczternastomiesięcznych dzieci.”
“Nieczternastomiesięcznych szczeniaków trzeba regularnie odrobaczać.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable, 'się', which is the primary stressed syllable.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. czter — Closed syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. mie — Open syllable, unstressed.. się — Nasalized open syllable, stressed.. cznych — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Avoidance of Single-Letter Syllables
Polish avoids creating syllables consisting of a single vowel or consonant.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllable structure generally follows the sonority sequencing principle.
- Consonant clusters are common in Polish and are treated as single units within syllables.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is possible but doesn't affect syllable boundaries.
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