niedwudziestojednoletnią
Syllables
nie-dwu-dzie-sto-je-dno-le-tnią
Pronunciation
/ɲɛd‿vud͡ʑɛɕtɔjɛd͡nɔlɛtɲa/
Stress
00000010
Morphemes
nie- + dwadzieściajedno- + -letnią
The word 'niedwudziestojednoletnią' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'nineteen-year-old'. It's syllabified based on maximizing onsets and following the sonority sequencing principle, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, built from a negation prefix, a numerical root, and an age-denoting suffix.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to the age of nineteen.
nineteen-year-old
“Rozmawiała z niedwudziestojednoletnią studentką.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('le').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dwu — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'dw' treated as a single onset.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. je — Open syllable, unstressed.. dno — Closed syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, stressed.. tnią — Closed syllable, unstressed. Palatalized consonant.
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Onset Maximization
Polish syllabification prioritizes creating maximal onsets, grouping consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables generally follow a sonority hierarchy, with vowels being more sonorous than consonants.
Penultimate Stress
Polish typically places stress on the penultimate syllable of a word.
- Consonant clusters are common in Polish and require careful consideration during syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables can occur, but does not affect the core syllabic structure.
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