niedwudziestokilkoletniemu
Syllables
nie-dwu-dzie-sto-kil-ko-let-nie-mu
Pronunciation
/ɲɛd‿vud͡ʑɛɕt͡ɕɔˈkilkɔlɛtɲɛmu/
Stress
000000100
Morphemes
nie- + dwadzieścia + -kilkoletniemu
The word 'niedwudziestokilkoletniemu' is a complex Polish adjective syllabified based on maximizing onsets and vowel-nucleus rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a negative prefix, a root denoting 'twenty', and suffixes indicating age and dative case.
Definitions
- 1
Not quite twenty years old.
Approximately nineteen years old.
“Rozmawiał z niedwudziestokilkoletniemu chłopakowi.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dwu — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sto — Open syllable, unstressed.. kil — Open syllable, unstressed.. ko — Open syllable, unstressed.. let — Closed syllable, stressed.. nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. mu — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Polish syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel as Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
- Consonant cluster simplification can occur in rapid speech, but does not affect the core syllabification.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
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