niesiedemdziesięciosiedmioipółletnie
Syllables
nie-sie-de-m-dziesię-cio-sie-dmio-i-pół-le-tnie
Pronunciation
/ɲɛˈɕɛdɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔˈɕɛdmjɔiˈpuwˈlɛtɲɛ/
Stress
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Morphemes
nie- + siedemdziesiąt + letni
The word 'niesiedemdziesięciosiedmioipółletnie' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'nearly seventy-and-a-half-year-old'. It is divided into 12 syllables based on vowel-initial syllable division and the sonority principle. The primary stress falls on the syllable 'pół'. The word's morphemic structure includes a negation prefix, a numerical root, and an adjectival suffix.
Definitions
- 1
nearly seventy-and-a-half-year-old
nearly seventy-and-a-half-year-old
“Niesiedemdziesięciosiedmioipółletni mężczyzna wyglądał bardzo sprawnie.”
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Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the syllable 'pół' (the 10th syllable). Secondary stress on the first syllable 'nie'.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sie — Open syllable, unstressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. m — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dziesię — Open syllable, unstressed.. cio — Open syllable, unstressed.. sie — Open syllable, unstressed.. dmio — Open syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. pół — Open syllable, primary stressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. tnie — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Polish generally divides syllables before vowels.
Sonority Principle
Syllable boundaries tend to occur where sonority decreases.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are often broken up by vowels.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ in 'dziesięć' doesn't alter the standard syllable division.
- Palatalized consonants don't directly affect syllable division but contribute to phonetic complexity.
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