niesiedemdziesięciosiedmioletniemu
Syllables
nie-sie-de-m-dziesię-cio-sie-dm-io-le-tni-e-mu
Pronunciation
/ɲɛˈɕɛdɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔˈɕɛdmʲɔˈlɛtɲɛmu/
Stress
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Morphemes
nie- + siedemdziesiąt-siedmioletni + -emu
The word 'niesiedemdziesięciosiedmioletniemu' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'to a seventy-seven-year-old man'. It is syllabified based on CV structure, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The word's morphology includes a negating prefix, a numerical root, and a dative masculine ending.
Definitions
- 1
To a seventy-seven-year-old (male)
to a seventy-seven-year-old man
“List został napisany siedemdziesięciosiedmioletniemu panu Kowalskiemu.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable (dziesię) and the syllable 'let'.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sie — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable.. m — Closed syllable, consonant only.. dziesię — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. cio — Open syllable.. sie — Open syllable.. dm — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. io — Open syllable, glide insertion.. le — Open syllable.. tni — Open syllable, palatalization.. e — Open syllable, vowel only.. mu — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Sonority Sequencing Principle
Polish favors CV structures, leading to syllable divisions that maximize sonority.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are often broken up by vowels, but single consonants can form syllables.
- The length of the word and its complex morphology.
- The presence of nasal vowels and palatalization.
- Inflectional endings can alter syllable division in different grammatical forms.
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