siedemdziesięciolatkiem
Syllables
sie-dem-dzie-się-cio-la-tkiem
Pronunciation
/ɕɛˈdɛmd͡ʑɛɕɛ̃ˈt͡ɕɔlat͡ɕɛ̃kʲɛm/
Stress
0100101
Morphemes
siedemdziesięć + olatkiem
The word 'siedemdziesięciolatkiem' is a complex Polish noun meaning 'a seventy-year-old (male)'. It's syllabified as sie-dem-dzie-się-cio-la-tkiem, following Polish rules of onset maximization and vowel-based division. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, built from numeral roots, a linking vowel, and diminutive/case suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
A male who is seventy years old.
a seventy-year-old (male)
“Rozmawiał z siedemdziesięciolatkiem na ławce.”
“Pomógł siedemdziesięciolatkiem przejść przez ulicę.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cie'), as is typical in Polish. The primary stress is marked with '1', and unstressed syllables with '0'.
Syllables
sie — Open syllable, initial syllable, stressed.. dem — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. dzie — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. się — Open syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. cio — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. la — Open syllable.. tkiem — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel and palatalized consonant, final syllable.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Polish syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds, with consonants assigned to the adjacent syllable based on sonority.
- The presence of nasal vowels /ɛ̃/ does not alter the basic syllabification rules.
- The linking vowel '-i-' is a common feature in Polish compound words and doesn't affect syllable division.
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