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găinușă-de-bal-tă

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

7 syllables
17 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

găinușădebaltă

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

gă-i-nu-șă-de-bal-tă

Pronunciation

/ɡə.i.nu.ʃə.de.bal.tə/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

de + bal + găinușă-tă

The word 'găinușă-de-bal-tă' is a compound noun meaning 'hen pheasant'. It is syllabified as gă-i-nu-șă-de-bal-tă, with stress on the 'șă' syllable. The syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule, creating open syllables. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'de', the root 'bal', and the suffix 'găinușă-tă'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A female pheasant, specifically a hen pheasant.

    Hen pheasant

    “Am văzut o găinușă-de-bal-tă în pădure.”

    syn:fazană

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
gă/ɡə/
i/i/
nu/nu/
șă/ʃə/
de/de/
bal/bal/
tă/tə/

gă — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. nu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. șă — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. de — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. bal — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. tă — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.

Word Parts

pre

de

Latin origin, genitive marker ('of')

root

bal

Likely from French 'bal' (dance), referring to a pheasant type.

suf

găinușă-tă

Derived from 'găină' (hen) with diminutive suffix '-ușă', and feminine gender/definite article '-tă'.

Similar Words

ca­săcar­tesoa­re

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a separate syllable.

  • Romanian allows some flexibility with consonant clusters, but this word has a straightforward division.
  • Regional variations in vowel quality may exist but do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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