niedziewięćdziesięciotriipółletniemu
Syllables
nie-dzie-więć-dzie-się-cio-tri-i-pół-let-nie-mu
Pronunciation
/ɲɛd͡ʑɛˈvjɛ̃t͡ɕd͡ʑɛˈɕɛ̃t͡ɕt͡ʂɨˈipuwˈlɛtɲjɛˈmɛmu/
Stress
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Morphemes
nie- + dziewięć + -i-pół-letni-emu
The word 'niedziewięćdziesięciotrzyipółletniemu' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'to a ninety-and-a-half-year-old'. Syllabification follows vowel-initial division and consonant cluster maintenance rules, with primary stress on the penultimate syllables of key numeral components. Its length and morphology present challenges, but the core principles of Polish phonology apply.
Definitions
- 1
to a ninety-and-a-half-year-old
to a ninety-and-a-half-year-old (man/person)
“Prezent wręczono niedziewięćdziesięciotrzyipółletniemu panu Kowalskiemu.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'dziewięć' and 'dziesięć' components, and on the penultimate syllable of 'półletni'.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. więć — Closed syllable, stressed.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. się — Closed syllable, unstressed.. cio — Open syllable, unstressed.. tri — Closed syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. pół — Open syllable, unstressed.. let — Open syllable, unstressed.. nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. mu — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are typically kept together within a syllable.
- Complex morphology
- Presence of nasal vowels
- Palatalized consonants
- Word length
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