niesześćdziesięcioośmioletni
Syllables
nie-sześć-dziesię-cio-ośm-io-let-ni
Pronunciation
/ɲɛʂɛɕd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔɔɕmʲɔlɛtɲimi/
Stress
00010000
Morphemes
nie- + sześćdziesiąt + -i
The word 'niesześćdziesięcioośmioletnimi' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'sixty-eight-year-old' (instrumental plural). Syllabification follows Polish rules prioritizing open syllables and breaking consonant clusters. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically composed of a negative prefix, a root denoting 'sixty', and a suffix indicating instrumental plural.
Definitions
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sixty-eight-year-old
sixty-eight-year-old
“Niesześćdziesięcioośmioletnimi nauczycielami byli bardzo doświadczeni.”
ant:młody
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cie' in 'dziesięcio').
Syllables
nie — Open syllable, unstressed.. sześć — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dziesię — Closed syllable, unstressed.. cio — Open syllable, unstressed.. ośm — Closed syllable, unstressed.. io — Open syllable, unstressed.. let — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Polish favors syllables ending in vowels (CV).
Consonant Cluster Breaking
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant, unless they form a single phoneme.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllable boundaries tend to occur where sonority decreases.
- Treatment of 'sz', 'dz', 'cz' as single phonemes.
- Nasal vowel pronunciation variations.
- Length of the word and multiple consonant clusters.
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