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chica-voinicului

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

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

chicavoinicului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

chi-ca-voi-ni-cu-lui

Pronunciation

/ˈkika vojˈnikuluɪ/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

chica & voinic + -ului

The word 'chica-voinicului' is a Romanian noun in the dative case, divided into six syllables with stress on the third syllable ('voi'). It's a compound word with a diminutive root ('chica') and a Slavic-derived root ('voinic'), marked with the dative suffix '-ului'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    to the young warrior's rag/tatters

    to the young warrior's rag/tatters

    “I-a dat ceva chica-voinicului.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('voi').

Syllables

6
chi/ki/
ca/ka/
voi/voj/
ni/nik/
cu/ku/
lui/luj/

chi — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable, part of the diminutive root.. voi — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ni — Closed syllable, part of the 'voinic' root.. cu — Open syllable, part of the dative suffix.. lui — Closed syllable, dative suffix.

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are divided after vowels.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Suffix Division

Suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables.

  • Palatalization of /k/ before /i/.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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