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amorului-propriu

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “amorului-propriu” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

amoruluipropriu

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

a-mor-u-lui-pro-priu

Pronunciation

/a.mo.ru.luj ˈpro.prijw/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

amor + ului-propriu

The word 'amorului-propriu' is a Romanian noun meaning 'self-love'. It's syllabified as a-mor-u-lui-pro-priu, with stress on the penultimate syllable of 'propriu'. It's formed from the Latin root 'amor' and includes the genitive suffix '-ului' and the adjective 'propriu'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Self-love

    Self-love

    “Este important să ai amorului-propriu.”

    “Amorului-propriu este esențial pentru o viață fericită.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'propriu' (/ˈpro.prijw/).

Syllables

6
a/a/
mor/mo/
u/u/
lui/luj/
pro/pro/
priu/prijw/

a — Open syllable, initial vowel.. mor — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. u — Open syllable, initial vowel.. lui — Closed syllable, palatalized vowel.. pro — Open syllable, initial consonant.. priu — Closed syllable, diphthong and consonant ending.

Vowel Initial Syllable

Syllables beginning with vowels are separated.

Consonant Cluster Break

Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it creates a permissible syllable structure.

Genitive Suffix Syllabification

The genitive suffix '-ului' is syllabified as '-u-lui'.

  • Palatalization of 'u' in 'lui' is a common phonetic feature.
  • The genitive ending '-ului' can have slight regional variations in pronunciation but not syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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