floaredetabac
The word 'floare-de-tabac' is a compound noun meaning 'tobacco flower'. It is divided into six syllables: flo-a-re-de-ta-bac, with primary stress on the 'a' in 'floare'. The syllabification follows standard Romanian vowel-consonant and single vowel rules.
Definitions
- 1
A flower of the tobacco plant.
Tobacco flower
“Floarea-de-tabac este fragilă și efemeră.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'floare' (a), and the first element of the compound receives the primary stress.
Syllables
flo — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. re — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. de — Open syllable, single vowel.. ta — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. bac — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
Vowel-Consonant Syllabification
Vowels followed by consonants generally form a syllable.
Single Vowel Syllable
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Syllabification
Vowels followed by consonant clusters form a syllable.
- The preposition 'de' could be elided in colloquial speech. Stress pattern typical for Romanian compound nouns.
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