niedwadziestokilkoletni
Syllables
nie-dwa-dzie-sto-kil-ko-le-tni
Pronunciation
/ɲɛd‿vud͡ʑɛɕtɔˈkʲil.kɔ.lɛt.ɲi/
Stress
00000011
Morphemes
nie- + dwadzieścia- + -letni
The word 'niedwudziestokilkoletni' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'almost twenty-year-old'. It's syllabified based on vowel-based division and onset maximization, resulting in eight syllables. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed from a prefix, root, interfix, and suffix, each with a distinct morphological function.
Definitions
- 1
Almost twenty years old
Almost twenty-year-old
“Był niedwudziestokilkoletnim studentem.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let-').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dwa — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Closed syllable, unstressed.. kil — Closed syllable, unstressed, palatalization.. ko — Open syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. tni — Closed syllable, stressed, nasal assimilation.
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are maximized in the onset of a syllable.
- Numerous consonant clusters require careful application of onset maximization.
- Palatalization of consonants before 'i' affects pronunciation but not syllabification.
- Assimilation of 't' to 'n' before 'i' in the final syllable.
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