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contemporanitate

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

7 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

contemporanitate

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tem-po-ra-ni-ta-te

Pronunciation

/kon.tem.po.ra.niˈta.te/

Stress

0000100

Morphemes

con- + tempor- + -anitate

The word *contemporanitate* is a seven-syllable Romanian noun meaning 'contemporaneity'. It's formed from the prefix *con-*, the root *tempor-*, and the suffix *-anitate*. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable (*ni*). Syllabification follows standard Romanian rules, favoring open syllables.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of being contemporary; modernity.

    Contemporaneity

    “Contemporanitatea artei reflectă schimbările sociale.”

    “Trăim într-o epocă de contemporanitate accelerată.”

    syn:modernitateactualitate
    ant:arhaismvechime

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ni').

Syllables

7
con/kon/
tem/tem/
po/po/
ra/ra/
ni/ni/
ta/ta/
te/te/

con — Closed syllable. tem — Closed syllable. po — Open syllable. ra — Open syllable. ni — Closed, stressed syllable. ta — Open syllable. te — Open syllable

Word Parts

pre

con-

Latin *com-*, meaning 'with, together'. Prefixes modify the root's meaning.

root

tempor-

Latin *tempus*, meaning 'time'. Forms the core meaning of the word.

suf

-anitate

Latin *-anitas*, abstract noun suffix indicating a quality or state. Nominalizes the root.

Similar Words

mo­der­ni­ta­teac­tua­li­ta­teo­ri­gi­na­li­ta­te

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables typically end in vowels.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)

Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority, but this word doesn't have complex clusters.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in many Romanian words, especially those with the '-itate' suffix.

  • The suffix '-anitate' is a common source of longer words in Romanian, and its syllabification is relatively consistent.
  • Slight regional variations in vowel quality may occur, but do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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