găinăcumărgăritare
Syllables
gă-i-nă-cu-măr-gă-ri-ta-re
Pronunciation
/ɡəˈinə ku mərɡəriˈtare/
Stress
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Morphemes
cu + găină, mărgăritare
The word 'găină-cu-mărgăritare' is a compound noun divided into nine syllables: gă-i-nă-cu-măr-gă-ri-ta-re. Primary stress falls on 'ta' in 'mărgăritare', with secondary stress on 'gă-i-nă'. Syllabification follows Romanian's preference for open syllables and standard consonant cluster breaking rules.
Definitions
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Hen with pearls
Hen with pearls
“Fata arăta ca o găină-cu-mărgăritare în rochia ei albă.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'mărgăritare' ('ta'). Secondary stress on 'gă-i-nă'.
Syllables
gă — Open syllable, unstressed.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. nă — Open syllable, secondary stress.. cu — Open syllable, unstressed.. măr — Open syllable, unstressed.. gă — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, primary stress.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Open Syllable Preference
Romanian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel). Syllable division prioritizes creating open syllables whenever possible.
Sonority Hierarchy
When consonant clusters occur, they are broken up based on the sonority hierarchy, but this is less prominent in this word due to relatively simple clusters.
- The preposition 'cu' is a common element and doesn't pose unique syllabification challenges.
- The compound nature of the word requires applying syllabification rules to each morpheme.
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