niedwudziestoośmioletnia
Syllables
nie-dwu-dzie-sto-ośm-io-let-nia
Pronunciation
/ɲɛd‿vud͡ʑɛɕˈtɔɔɕmʲɔˈlɛtɲa/
Stress
00100000
Morphemes
nie- + dwadzieścia + -oletni-a
The word 'niedwudziestoośmioletnia' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'nearly twenty-eight-year-old'. It is syllabified based on onset maximization and the sonority sequencing principle, with stress falling on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed from a negation prefix, a numerical root, and an age-indicating suffix.
Definitions
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Nearly twenty-eight years old.
Nearly twenty-eight-year-old
“Ta niedwudziestoośmioletnia kobieta wygląda młodziej.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dzie').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dwu — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, stressed.. sto — Open syllable, unstressed.. ośm — Open syllable, unstressed.. io — Open syllable, unstressed.. let — Open syllable, unstressed.. nia — Open syllable, unstressed.
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Onset Maximization
Polish syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables generally follow a sonority hierarchy, with sounds becoming more sonorous towards the nucleus.
Penultimate Stress
Stress in Polish typically falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The word contains several consonant clusters, which are common in Polish but require careful syllabification to avoid stranded consonants.
- The 'dw' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- The 'śm' cluster is a common Polish onset.
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