iarbaluiantonie
The word 'iarba-lui-antonie' is syllabified into iar-ba-lui-an-to-nie, with stress on 'to'. It's a genitive noun phrase meaning 'Antonie's grass', composed of the noun 'iarbă', the possessive pronoun 'lui', and the proper noun 'Antonie'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules of vowel-based syllable nuclei and consonant cluster resolution.
Definitions
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Antonie's grass
Antonie's grass
“Am văzut vacile păscând iarba-lui-Antonie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('to' in 'Antonie').
Syllables
iar — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. lui — Open syllable, possessive pronoun.. an — Open syllable, part of the proper noun.. to — Open syllable, part of the proper noun, stressed.. nie — Open syllable, final syllable, unstressed.
Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are resolved based on sonority.
Liaison
Final consonant of one word links to initial vowel of the next.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a phonetic feature, not affecting orthographic syllabification.
- Possessive pronoun 'lui' can sometimes contract, but doesn't change syllabification.
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