floareacucului
Syllables
flo-a-re-a-cu-cu-lui
Pronunciation
/floˈa.re̯a kuˈkuluj/
Stress
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Morphemes
floare/cucul + -a/-ului
The word 'floarea-cucului' is a compound noun meaning 'pansy'. It is divided into seven syllables: flo-a-re-a-cu-cu-lui. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'floarea'. The word is morphologically composed of the root 'floare' (flower) with a definite article suffix, and the root 'cucul' (cuckoo) with a genitive suffix. Syllabification follows Romanian vowel-centric rules.
Definitions
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Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'floarea' (/ˈa/), and secondary stress on the first syllable of 'cucului' (/ˈku/).
Syllables
flo — Open syllable, initial syllable of the first word.. a — Open syllable, stressed syllable of the first word.. re — Open syllable, final syllable of the first word.. a — Open syllable, definite article suffix.. cu — Open syllable, initial syllable of the second word.. cu — Open syllable, second syllable of the second word.. lui — Closed syllable, final syllable of the second word.
Word Parts
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each syllable contains a vowel sound as its nucleus.
Avoidance of Final Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters at the end of a syllable are avoided by assigning the preceding vowel to that syllable.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables in rapid speech.
- Regional variations in pronunciation of 'u' sounds.
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