niesześćdziesięcioletnim
Syllables
nie-sześć-dzie-się-cio-le-tni-m
Pronunciation
/ɲɛˈʂɛɕd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃ˈt͡ɕɔlɛtɲim/
Stress
00000100
Morphemes
nie- + sześć- + -oletni-im
The word 'niesześćdziesięcioletnim' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'in his/her/its sixty-year-old'. It's syllabified as nie-sześć-dzie-się-cio-le-tni-m, with stress on 'le-tni'. The word is formed from a prefix, root, and several suffixes, and its syllabification follows Polish rules of onset maximization and vowel-based division.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or being sixty years old.
in his/her/its sixty-year-old
“Mężczyzna był niesześćdziesięcioletnim lekarzem.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'le-tni'.
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sześć — Closed syllable, unstressed, complex onset.. dzie — Open syllable, unstressed.. się — Closed syllable, unstressed, nasal vowel.. cio — Open syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, stressed.. tni — Closed syllable, unstressed.. m — Closed syllable, unstressed, case ending.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Complex consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are primarily divided around vowels.
- The 'sześćdziesięć' sequence is a common numeral combination with a consistent syllabification.
- The nasal vowel 'ę' does not create a separate syllable.
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