osiemdziesięciodźwięcieletnią
Syllables
o-siem-dzie-się-cio-dźwię-cie-let-nią
Pronunciation
/ɔˈɕɛm.d͡ʑɛ.ɕɛ̃.t͡ɕi.ɔ.d͡ʑɛ̃.t͡ɕɛ.lɛt.ɲa/
Stress
000000010
Morphemes
osiem + dziesięć + dziewięć-letni-ą
The word 'osiemdziesięciodziewięcioletnią' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'ninety-year-old'. It's syllabified based on maximizing onsets with consonant clusters and adhering to the vowel-as-nucleus rule. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed from numeral roots and suffixes, typical of Polish age adjectives.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to the age of ninety years.
ninety-year-old
“Poznała osiemdziesięciodziewięcioletnią kobietę.”
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Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
o — Open syllable, initial vowel.. siem — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. dzie — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. się — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, nasal vowel.. cio — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. dźwię — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, nasal vowel.. cie — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. let — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, stressed syllable.. nią — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Polish syllabification prioritizes forming syllables with consonant clusters as onsets.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel, which serves as the nucleus.
- Complex consonant clusters are common in Polish and are generally kept intact as onsets.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic feature but doesn't affect syllabification.
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