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iarbă-de-greutate

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7 syllables
17 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

iarbădegreutate

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

iar-bă-de-gre-u-ta-te

Pronunciation

/ˈjarbə de ɡre.uˈta.te/

Stress

0000110

Morphemes

iarbă, greutate

The word 'iarbă-de-greutate' is a compound noun meaning 'lightweight'. It is divided into seven syllables: iar-bă-de-gre-u-ta-te, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('ta'). The syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing vowel nuclei and avoiding final consonant clusters. It's morphologically composed of 'iarbă' (light) and 'greutate' (weight) connected by the preposition 'de'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Lightweight; of light weight.

    Lightweight

    “Un material ușor, de o iarbă-de-greutate remarcabilă.”

    “Această geantă este făcută dintr-un material iarbă-de-greutate.”

    syn:ușorneîngreunat
    ant:greuîmpovărător

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'greutate', specifically on 'ta'. This is typical for Romanian nouns.

Syllables

7
iar/jar/
bă/bə/
de/de/
gre/ɡre/
u/u/
ta/ta/
te/te/

iar — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel 'a' forms the nucleus.. bă — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel 'ă' forms the nucleus.. de — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel 'e' forms the nucleus.. gre — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel 'e' forms the nucleus.. u — Open syllable, containing only a vowel. The vowel 'u' forms the nucleus.. ta — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel 'a' forms the nucleus. This syllable is stressed.. te — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel 'e' forms the nucleus.

Word Parts

root

iarbă, greutate

iarbă - Old Slavic origin, meaning 'light'; greutate - Latin origin (gravitas), meaning 'weight'

Similar Words

u­șo­a­răgre­oiim­por­tan­ță

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound, which serves as the nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first vowel, unless they form a natural phonetic unit.

Avoid Final Consonant Clusters

Syllable division avoids leaving consonant clusters at the end of a syllable.

  • The hyphen in 'iarbă-de-greutate' is stylistic and doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Romanian allows for relatively free word compounding, treating compound nouns as single units for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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