siedemdziesięciodwuletich
Syllables
sie-dem-dzie-się-cio-dwu-le-tich
Pronunciation
/ɕɛˈdɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃ˈt͡ɕɔdwuˈlɛtɲix/
Stress
01001001
Morphemes
siedem + dziesięciodwuletnich
The word 'siedemdziesięciodwuletnich' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'seventy-two-year-old'. It's syllabified as sie-dem-dzie-się-cio-dwu-le-tich, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It demonstrates Polish's agglutinative morphology and consistent stress patterns in numeral-adjective formations.
Definitions
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Seventy-two-year-old
Seventy-two-year-old
“Siedemdziesięciodwuletnich mężczyzn (Seventy-two-year-old men)”
“Siedemdziesięciodwuletnich kobiet (Seventy-two-year-old women)”
ant:młodych (young)
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cie' in 'dziesięci').
Syllables
sie — Open syllable, initial syllable.. dem — Closed syllable.. dzie — Open syllable.. się — Nasal vowel, open syllable.. cio — Closed syllable.. dwu — Closed syllable.. le — Open syllable.. tich — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Polish avoids breaking up consonant clusters unless exceptionally long or difficult to pronounce.
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are primarily formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus.
Penultimate Stress
Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable in Polish.
- Agglutinative morphology leads to complex word forms.
- Nasal vowel 'ę' requires careful phonetic transcription.
- Regional variations may affect vowel quality but not syllabification.
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