niedwudziestsiedmletniej
Syllables
nie-dwu-dzie-st-sie-dm-le-tni-ej
Pronunciation
/ɲɛd‿vud͡ʑɛ̃ɕt͡ɕ sʲɛd͡mʲ lʲɛtɲɛj/
Stress
000000011
Morphemes
nie- + dwadzieścia siedem + -letni-ej
The word 'niedwudziestosiedmioletniej' is a complex Polish adjective divided into nine syllables, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a negating prefix, a numerical root, and age/inflectional suffixes. Syllabification follows Polish rules prioritizing onsets and avoiding single-letter syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Not twenty-seven years old.
Not twenty-seven years old.
“Dotyczyła ona historii dziewczyny niedwudziestosiedmioletniej.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-ej').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dwu — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. st — Closed syllable, unstressed.. sie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dm — Closed syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. tni — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ej — Open syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Polish syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Avoid Single-Letter Syllables
Syllables consisting of a single vowel are generally avoided.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in Polish.
- Consonant clusters are common in Polish and must be accounted for in syllabification.
- The 'w' before 'd' is often elided in speech, but remains in the orthography.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic feature.
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