pięćdziesięciotrzyletniego
Syllables
pięć-dziesię-cio-trzy-le-tni-ego
Pronunciation
/pjɛɲt͡ɕd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃ɲt͡ɕt͡ʂɨlɛtɲɛɡɔ/
Stress
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Morphemes
pięć-dziesięć-trzy + -letni-ego
The word 'pięćdziesięciotrzyletniego' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'fifty-three-year-old'. It is syllabified based on morphemic structure, favoring open syllables and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('trzy').
Definitions
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable, 'trzy'.
Syllables
pięć — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster /pj/, stressed vowel.. dziesię — Open syllable, nasal vowel /ɛ̃/.. cio — Open syllable, connecting vowel.. trzy — Closed syllable, stressed vowel.. le — Open syllable.. tni — Closed syllable.. ego — Open syllable, genitive ending.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Polish favors syllables of the form CV (consonant-vowel).
Consonant Cluster Avoidance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally long or complex.
Penultimate Stress
Stress typically falls on the second-to-last syllable in Polish words.
Morpheme-Based Syllabification
Compound words are broken down into syllables based on their constituent morphemes.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ does not affect syllabification.
- Consonant clusters /d͡ʑ/ and /t͡ʂ/ are common and do not pose syllabification challenges.
- The genitive ending '-ego' is a standard inflectional suffix.
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