osiemdziesięciolatkowie
Syllables
o-siem-dzie-się-cio-la-tkow-ie
Pronunciation
/ɔˈɕɛm.d͡ʑɛ.ɕɛ̃.t͡ɕɔ.la.t͡kɔ.vʲɛ/
Stress
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Morphemes
osiem + dziesięć + -dziesiąt-kow-ie
The word 'osiemdziesięciolatkowie' is a compound noun meaning 'eighty-year-olds'. It is divided into eight syllables: o-siem-dzie-się-cio-la-tkow-ie, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows Polish rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllable structure. The word is formed from the numeral 'eighty' and the noun 'latkowie' (people of a certain age).
Definitions
- 1
People in their eighties.
Eighty-year-olds
“Osiemdziesięciolatkowie często spędzają czas w parkach.”
“Wśród osiemdziesięciolatków jest wielu aktywnych ludzi.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cio'.
Syllables
o — Open syllable, unstressed.. siem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Closed syllable, unstressed.. się — Closed syllable, unstressed, contains nasal vowel.. cio — Closed syllable, stressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. tkow — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ie — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish favors maximizing consonant clusters in onsets (e.g., 'dz', 'ci').
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable generally contains a vowel.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllable structure follows the sonority sequencing principle.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ in 'się' can sometimes lead to variations in perceived syllable boundaries, but the standard division remains.
- Consonant clusters like 'dz' and 'ci' are treated as single onsets.
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