caracterizează
Syllables
ca-rac-te-ri-ze-a-ză
Pronunciation
/ka.rak.te.riˈze.ə.zə/
Stress
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Morphemes
ca + racter + izează
The word 'caracterizează' is divided into seven syllables: ca-rac-te-ri-ze-a-ză. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri'. It's a verb derived from a Latin root with a prefix and suffix, and its syllabification follows standard Romanian rules prioritizing vowel-initial syllables and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
To characterize, to describe the qualities or peculiarities of.
To characterize
“Profesorul caracterizează elevul ca fiind talentat.”
“Cum ai caracteriza această carte?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri'.
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, initial syllable.. rac — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. te — Open syllable.. ri — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ze — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, schwa sound.. ză — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up to avoid complex onsets.
Maximizing Onsets
Syllables tend to maximize their onsets before resorting to codas.
- The *ract* cluster is a potential point of variation, but the standard syllabification breaks it as shown.
- Regional variations are unlikely to significantly alter this division.
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