siedemdziesięciosześćdzioletniemu
Syllables
sie-dem-dzie-się-cio-sześć-dzio-let-nie-mu
Pronunciation
/ɕɛˈdɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃t͡ɕɔʂɛɕt͡ɕɔˈlɛtɲɛmu/
Stress
0000010010
Morphemes
siedemdziesięciosześcioletni + emu
The word 'siedemdziesięciosześcioletniemu' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'to a seventy-six-year-old (man)'. It's syllabified based on Polish rules prioritizing consonant clusters and vowel reduction. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from compounding roots and inflectional suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to a person who is seventy-six years old.
to a seventy-six-year-old (man)
“List został skierowany siedemdziesięciosześcioletniemu panu Kowalskiemu.”
“Pomoc jest przeznaczona dla siedemdziesięciosześcioletniego mężczyzny.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'nie'.
Syllables
sie — Open syllable, initial syllable.. dem — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. dzie — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. się — Nasalized vowel, closed syllable.. cio — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. sześć — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. dzio — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. let — Closed syllable.. nie — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. mu — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Polish Syllabification
Prioritizes preserving consonant clusters within syllables. Vowel reduction occurs in unstressed syllables.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables tend to follow a sonority hierarchy, with more sonorous sounds (vowels) being syllable nuclei.
- Consonant clusters like 'sz' are treated as single units.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
- The formation 'osześc' is a less common, but valid, way to indicate 'six' added to 'seventy'.
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