niepięćdziesięcoletniejnej
Syllables
nie-pięć-dziesięc-ole-tni-ej-nej
Pronunciation
/ɲɛˈpjɛ̃t͡ɕd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃ˈɔlɛtɲɛj/
Stress
0000001
Morphemes
nie + pięćdziesięć + oletniej
The word 'niepięćdziesięcioletniej' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'of a fifty-year-old (female)'. It is divided into seven syllables: nie-pięć-dziesięc-ole-tni-ej-nej, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is built from a prefix, two roots denoting 'five' and 'ten', and several suffixes indicating age and grammatical gender/case.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to a woman who is fifty years old.
of a fifty-year-old (female)
“Książka należy do niepięćdziesięcioletniej kobiety.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nej').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. pięć — Closed syllable, unstressed. Nasal vowel.. dziesięc — Closed syllable, unstressed. Palatalized consonant, nasal vowel.. ole — Open syllable, unstressed.. tni — Closed syllable, unstressed. Palatalized consonant.. ej — Open syllable, unstressed.. nej — Closed syllable, stressed. Genitive feminine ending.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create onsets.
Avoiding Initial Clusters
Polish avoids syllable-initial consonant clusters where possible.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable.
- Consonant clusters 'pięć', 'dziesięć', and 'oletni' require careful consideration of onset maximization.
- Nasal vowels influence syllable structure but do not alter the basic syllabification rules.
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