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floarea-șarpelui

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

6 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

floareașarpelui

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

flo-a-rea-șar-pe-lui

Pronunciation

/floˈa.re̯a ʃarˈpe.luɪ/

Stress

010 010

Morphemes

floare, șarpe + -a, -lui

The word 'floarea-șarpelui' is a compound noun divided into six syllables: flo-a-rea-șar-pe-lui. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'floarea' and the antepenultimate syllable of 'șarpelui'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing open syllables and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    The flower's snake / of the snake's flower

    The flower's snake / of the snake's flower

    “Floarea-șarpelui era un simbol al pericolului ascuns.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'floarea' and the antepenultimate syllable of 'șarpelui'.

Syllables

6
flo/flo/
a/a/
rea/re̯a/
șar/ʃar/
pe/pe/
lui/luɪ/

flo — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. a — Single vowel syllable.. rea — Vowel followed by consonant cluster.. șar — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. pe — Single vowel syllable.. lui — Vowel followed by consonant.

Word Parts

root

floare, șarpe

floare - Latin flos, floris; șarpe - origin uncertain

suf

-a, -lui

-a: definite article; -lui: genitive/dative case

Similar Words

car­tesoa­repă­du­re

Open Syllable Preference

Romanian favors open syllables (CV) whenever possible.

Vowel as Syllable

Single vowels constitute a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Romanian generally keeps consonant clusters together within a syllable.

  • Hyphenated compound word structure. Minimal regional pronunciation variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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