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ceapă-franțuzească

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

7 syllables
18 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

ceafranțuzeșcă

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ce-a-pă-fran-țu-ze-șcă

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃe.pə fran.t͡suˈze̯ʃ.kə/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

ceapă/franțuz + -ească

The word 'ceapă-franțuzească' is a compound noun meaning 'French onion'. It is syllabified as 'ce-a-pă-fran-țu-ze-șcă', with primary stress on 'țu'. The syllabification follows Romanian rules favoring open syllables and respecting the compound structure. It consists of a Slavic root 'ceapă' and a French-derived root 'franțuz' with a Romanian adjectival suffix '-ească'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of onion, specifically French onion.

    French onion

    Am mâncat o supă de ceapă-franțuzească delicioasă.

    Ceapă-franțuzească este ingredientul principal al acestei rețete.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the third syllable from the end ('țu').

Syllables

7
ce/t͡ʃe/
a/ə/
/pə/
fran/fran/
țu/t͡su/
ze/ze/
șcă/ʃkə/

ce Open syllable, initial syllable, stressed.. a Open syllable, unstressed, contains a schwa.. Open syllable, unstressed, contains a schwa.. fran Open syllable, unstressed.. țu Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ze Open syllable, unstressed.. șcă Closed syllable, unstressed, contains a schwa.

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Syllables generally begin with vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Avoid breaking up consonant clusters unless absolutely necessary.

Open Syllables Preference

Romanian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel).

Compound Word Syllabification

Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.

  • The hyphen indicates a compound noun, influencing the syllabification.
  • The schwa sound /ə/ is common in unstressed syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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