trzydziestodziewięcioletich
Syllables
trzy-dzie-sto-dzie-wię-cio-le-tich
Pronunciation
/ˈtʂɨ.d͡ʑɛ.stɔ.d͡ʑɛ.vʲɛ.t͡ɕɔ.lɛ.t͡ɕix/
Stress
01010110
Morphemes
trzy- + -dziesięć- + -o-dziewięć-le-tich
The word 'trzydziestodziewięcioletnich' is a complex Polish adjective meaning 'thirty-nine-year-old'. It's syllabified into eight syllables: trzy-dzie-sto-dzie-wię-cio-le-tich, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'dzie'. The syllabification follows the vowel boundary rule and consonant cluster rule, with the final cluster forming a closed syllable. It's a numeral compound built from Proto-Slavic roots and suffixes.
Definitions
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Thirty-nine-year-old (plural, genitive masculine/mixed)
Thirty-nine-year-old
“Grupa trzydziestodziewięcioletnich mężczyzn.”
“Opinie trzydziestodziewięcioletnich wyborców.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'dzie' (second syllable).
Syllables
trzy — Open syllable, initial syllable.. dzie — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. sto — Open syllable.. dzie — Open syllable.. wię — Open syllable.. cio — Open syllable.. le — Open syllable.. tich — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Boundary Rule
Syllable division generally occurs before a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken before vowels, except for final consonant clusters which often form a closed syllable.
- Polish allows some flexibility in syllabification, but the presented division is the most common and phonologically justifiable.
- The final consonant cluster 'tich' forms a closed syllable, a common pattern in Polish.
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