osiemdziesiętciosiedmioletnich
Syllables
o-siem-dzie-się-t-cio-siedm-io-let-nich
Pronunciation
/ɔˈɕɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔˈɕɛdmjɔˈlɛtɲix/
Stress
0000000110
Morphemes
osiem + dziesiąt-siedm + -ioletnich
The word 'osiemdziesięciosiedmioletnich' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'of eighty-seven-year-old'. It's divided into ten syllables following vowel-centric rules and considering consonant clusters. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'). The word is built from numerical roots ('osiem', 'dziesiąt', 'siedm') and an age-indicating suffix ('ioletnich').
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or characteristic of someone or something that is eighty-seven years old.
Of eighty-seven-year-old (people/things).
“Historie osiemdziesięciosiedmioletnich weteranów”
“Problemy osiemdziesięciosiedmioletnich osób”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'), as is typical in Polish. The primary stress is marked with '1'.
Syllables
o — Open syllable, unstressed.. siem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dzie — Closed syllable, unstressed.. się — Closed syllable, unstressed. Nasal vowel.. t — Open syllable, unstressed.. cio — Open syllable, unstressed.. siedm — Closed syllable, unstressed.. io — Open syllable, stressed.. let — Closed syllable, stressed.. nich — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters like 'dz', 'si', 'ci', 'cz' are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable in Polish.
- The nasal vowel 'ę' can sometimes influence syllable boundaries, but in this case, it's treated as part of the 'się' syllable.
- The 't' before 'cio' is a potential point of division, but it's kept with 'cio' due to the phonetic cohesion.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Polish
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.