capulbalaurului
Syllables
ca-pul-ba-la-u-ru-lui
Pronunciation
/ka.pul ba.la.uˈru.luɪ/
Stress
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Morphemes
cap/balaur + -ul/-ului
The word 'capul-balaurului' (the dragon's head) is syllabified as ca-pul-ba-la-u-ru-lui, with stress on the penultimate syllable of 'balaurului'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules based on sonority and consonant clusters, with vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
Definitions
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The dragon's head
The dragon's head
“A văzut capul-balaurului în vis.”
“Legenda spune despre capul-balaurului ascuns în peșteră.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'balaurului' ('ru').
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. pul — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end.. ba — Open syllable.. lau — Open syllable.. ru — Closed syllable.. lui — Closed syllable, vowel reduction of 'u' to 'ɪ' in unstressed position.
Word Parts
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables are formed around a sonority peak (vowel).
Consonant Cluster Syllabification
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel, creating closed syllables.
Vowel Reduction
Unstressed vowels are reduced in pronunciation.
- The hyphen is a writing convention and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Vowel reduction is a crucial aspect of Romanian pronunciation.
- The genitive article '-ului' follows standard rules.
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