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iarba-măgarului

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “iarba-măgarului” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

iarbamăgarului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

iar-ba-mă-ga-ru-lui

Pronunciation

/ˈjar.bə.mə.ɡa.ru.luj/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

iarbă, măgar + -a, -ului

The word *iarba-măgarului* is a compound noun divided into six syllables: iar-ba-mă-ga-ru-lui. Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ga'). It's formed from the root *iarbă* (grass) and the genitive *măgarului* (donkey's). Syllabification follows Romanian vowel-based rules.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    The grass eaten by donkeys; donkey's forage.

    The donkey's grass

    “Iarba-măgarului era verde și proaspătă.”

    “Măgarul a păscut iarba-măgarului.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ga') within 'măgarului'.

Syllables

6
iar/jar/
ba/bə/
mă/mə/
ga/ɡa/
ru/ru/
lui/luj/

iar — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. ba — Open syllable, vowel-final, unstressed.. mă — Open syllable, vowel-final, unstressed.. ga — Open syllable, vowel-final, stressed.. ru — Open syllable, vowel-final, unstressed.. lui — Open syllable, vowel-final, unstressed.

Vowel-Initial Syllable Rule

Any vowel at the beginning of a word or syllable forms a syllable.

Vowel-Final Syllable Rule

Any vowel at the end of a word or syllable forms a syllable.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the genitive noun *măgarului*.

  • The compound nature of the word and the genitive construction influence the stress pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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