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ciovică-de-mare

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

7 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

ciovidemare

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ci-o-vi-că-de-ma-re

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃi.oˈvi.kə de ˈma.re/

Stress

0110010

Morphemes

de + ciovică

The word 'ciovică-de-mare' is a compound noun meaning 'sea gull'. It is syllabified based on vowel placement and consonant cluster resolution, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable of 'ciovică'. The word consists of the root 'ciovică', the particle 'de', and the root 'mare'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of gull

    Sea gull

    Am văzut o ciovică-de-mare.

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the 'că' syllable of 'ciovică', secondary stress on 'ma' of 'mare'

Syllables

7
ci/t͡ʃi/
o/o/
vi/vi/
/kə/
de/de/
ma/ma/
re/re/

ci Open syllable, onset 't͡ʃi'. o Open syllable, vowel nucleus. vi Open syllable, vowel-consonant. Closed syllable, consonant-vowel. de Open syllable, vowel-consonant. ma Open syllable, vowel-consonant. re Open syllable, vowel-consonant

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Romanian prioritizes vowels as syllable nuclei.

Onset-Rime Structure

Syllables are structured around an onset and a rime.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are resolved based on sonority.

  • Palatalization of 'ci'
  • Potential reduction of 'de' in rapid speech
  • Compound word structure
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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