brunănegricioasă
Syllables
bru-nă-ne-gri-cioa-să
Pronunciation
/ˈbru.nə ne.ɡri.t͡ʃjo̯aˈsə/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
brun- / negru- + -ă / -icioas-
The word 'brună-negricioasă' is a Romanian adjective meaning 'dark-brownish'. It's syllabified into six syllables (bru-nă-ne-gri-cioa-să) following Romanian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric syllabification. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the second component. It's a compound word formed from 'brună' (brown) and 'negricioasă' (darkish).
Definitions
- 1
Having a dark-brownish or dusky color.
Dark-brownish, dusky
“Ochiul ei era brună-negricioasă.”
“Părul brună-negricioasă îi cădea pe umeri.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the second component ('-ci-'), making it the second-to-last syllable of the entire word.
Syllables
bru — Open syllable with a permissible consonant cluster onset.. nă — Open syllable with a simple consonant onset.. ne — Open syllable with a simple consonant onset.. gri — Open syllable with a permissible consonant cluster onset.. cioa — Open syllable with a complex consonant onset.. să — Open syllable with a simple consonant onset.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Romanian prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each syllable generally contains a vowel.
Compound Word Syllabification
Syllabification is applied independently to each component of a compound word.
- The compound nature of the word does not introduce any exceptional syllabification rules.
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