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găinușe-de-baltă

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

7 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

găinuședebaltă

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

gă-i-nu-șe-de-bal-tă

Pronunciation

/ɡəjnuˈʃe de ˈbaltə/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

de + găină + ușe

The word 'găinușe-de-baltă' is syllabified into gă-i-nu-șe-de-bal-tă, following Romanian's vowel-centered syllable structure. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('nu'). The word is a noun phrase meaning 'little ducklings' and is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and suffixes.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    Little ducklings

    Little ducklings

    “Am văzut găinușe-de-baltă în parc.”

    “Găinușele-de-baltă erau foarte drăguțe.”

    syn:pui de rațărațuște mici

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('nu').

Syllables

7
gă/ɡə/
i/i/
nu/nu/
șe/ʃe/
de/de/
bal/bal/
tă/tə/

gă — Open syllable, initial syllable.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. nu — Open syllable, stressed.. șe — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable.. bal — Open syllable.. tă — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

de

Latin origin, genitive marker.

root

găină

Latin origin (*gallina*), meaning 'hen'.

suf

ușe

Romanian diminutive suffix, Slavic origin.

Similar Words

ca­săcar­tepă­du­re

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Romanian syllables generally end in vowels. Each vowel forms a syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are permissible, especially before vowels, and do not necessarily break syllables.

  • The diminutive suffix '-ușe' does not pose a syllabification challenge.
  • The repetition of 'de' is a grammatical feature, not a syllabification anomaly.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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