laptelepăsării
Syllables
lap-te-le-pă-să-rii
Pronunciation
/lapˈtele pəsəˈri.j/
Stress
010 010
Morphemes
laptele + -păsării
The word 'laptele-păsării' is a compound noun meaning 'star-of-Bethlehem'. It is divided into six syllables following Romanian rules of maximizing onsets and resolving vowel sequences. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'laptele' and the first syllable of 'păsării'. The word is morphologically composed of the root 'laptele' (milk) and the suffix '-păsării' (of the bird).
Definitions
- 1
A type of wildflower, star-of-Bethlehem.
Star-of-Bethlehem (flower)
“Am găsit laptele-păsării în grădină.”
“Laptele-păsării înflorește primăvara.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'laptele' and the first syllable of 'păsării'.
Syllables
lap — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. te — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. le — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. pă — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. să — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. rii — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create an onset whenever possible.
Vowel Sequence Resolution
Vowel sequences are generally separated into distinct syllables.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken up according to the language's phonotactic rules.
- Pronunciation of '-ii' as /ij/ or /i.j/ varies regionally.
- Schwa reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Compound word syllabification.
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