osiemdziesięciojednoletnia
Syllables
o-siem-dzie-się-cio-jed-no-let-nia
Pronunciation
/ɔˈɕɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔjɛdnɔlɛtɲa/
Stress
000010010
Morphemes
osiem + dziesięć-jedno-letni + a
The word 'osiemdziesięciojednoletnia' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'eighty-one-year-old (feminine)'. Syllabification follows Polish rules prioritizing onset maximization and vowel centering, resulting in the division o-siem-dzie-się-cio-jed-no-let-nia. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'). The word is formed through agglutination of numeral roots and grammatical suffixes.
Definitions
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Eighty-one-year-old (feminine)
Eighty-one-year-old (feminine)
“Moja babcia jest osiemdziesięciojednoletnia.”
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, onset cluster 'si'. dzie — Closed syllable, onset cluster 'dzie'. się — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. cio — Closed syllable, onset cluster 'cio'. jed — Closed syllable, onset 'j'. no — Open syllable, onset 'n'. let — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. nia — Open syllable, onset 'ɲ'
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish prefers to create syllables with as many consonants in the onset as possible.
Vowel Centering
Each syllable must contain a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken down based on sonority.
- The 'io' sequence is an interfix and doesn't follow typical syllabification rules.
- The nasal vowel 'ę' requires careful consideration but is clearly part of the root.
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