niesiedemd͡ʑeśiet͡ɕiodwuletni
Syllables
nie-sie-de-m-d͡ʑe-śie-t͡ɕi-o-dwu-le-tni
Pronunciation
/ɲɛˈɕɛdɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕiɔdvuˈlɛtɲi/
Stress
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Morphemes
nie- + siedemdziesiąt + -odwu-
The word 'niesiedemdziesięciodwuletni' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'seventy-two-year-old'. It is syllabified based on the sonority sequencing principle and vowel-nucleus rules, resulting in eleven syllables. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word's morphemic structure includes a negation prefix, a numerical root, and age-denoting suffixes.
Definitions
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seventy-two-year-old
seventy-two-year-old
“Mój dziadek jest siedemdziesięciodwuletni.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable (d͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕi). Secondary stress on 'vu'.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sie — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable.. m — Closed syllable, consonant only.. d͡ʑe — Open syllable.. śie — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. t͡ɕi — Open syllable.. o — Open syllable, vowel only.. dwu — Open syllable.. le — Open syllable.. tni — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.
Word Parts
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Polish favors CV structures, leading to syllable division based on maximizing onsets.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Syllabification
Single consonants following a vowel can form a syllable.
- The length of the word and complex morphology.
- Potential regional variations in pronunciation of nasal vowels and palatalized consonants.
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