sześćdziesięćoletniemu
Syllables
sześć-dzie-sięć-ole-tni-emu
Pronunciation
/ʂɛɕt͡ɕɛɕɛ̃ɲɔˈlɛtɲɛmu/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
sześćdziesięć + oletniemu
The word 'sześćdziesięcioletniemu' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'to a sixty-year-old (man)'. It is syllabified based on preserving consonant clusters and adhering to the penultimate stress rule. The word is morphologically composed of number roots ('six', 'ten'), a suffix indicating 'year-old', and a dative masculine singular inflectional ending.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or denoting a person who is sixty years old.
to a sixty-year-old (man)
“Podarowano prezent sześćdziesięcioletniemu panu.”
“List skierowano do sześćdziesięcioletniego mężczyzny.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('let'), as is typical in Polish.
Syllables
sześć — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster /ʂt͡ɕ/.. dzie — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. sięć — Closed syllable, nasal vowel and affricate.. ole — Open syllable.. tni — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. emu — Closed syllable, inflectional ending.
Word Parts
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Polish avoids breaking up consonant clusters within a syllable, as seen in 'sześćdziesięcioletniemu'.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable in most Polish words.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ does not significantly alter the syllabification.
- The affricate /t͡ɕ/ is treated as a single unit.
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