curechidestâncă
The compound noun 'curechi-de-stâncă' is divided into six syllables: cu-re-chi-de-stân-că. Stress falls on 'stân'. The word consists of a root 'curechi', a preposition 'de', and a root 'stâncă'. Syllabification follows vowel peak and maximizing onsets principles.
Definitions
- 1
A specific type of rock formation, often a steep cliff or rocky outcrop.
Rock outcrop, cliff face, rocky spur
“Am urcat pe curechi-de-stâncă cu mare dificultate.”
“Peisajul era dominat de curechi-de-stâncă impunători.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'stân' (syllable 5).
Syllables
cu — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'u'. re — Open syllable, onset 'r', vowel 'e'. chi — Closed syllable, onset 'kʲ', vowel 'i'. de — Open syllable, onset 'd', vowel 'e'. stân — Closed syllable, onset 'st', vowel 'ɨn', stressed. că — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'ə
Vowel Peak
Each syllable contains a vowel.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonant clusters are assigned to the following vowel to maximize the onset.
Compound Word Syllabification
Syllabification occurs within each component of the compound word.
- The 'chi' sequence is a single phoneme /kʲ/ in Romanian, a palatalized consonant. This doesn't affect syllabification but is important for pronunciation.
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