lingurapieptului
Syllables
lin-gu-ra-piep-tu-lui
Pronunciation
/linˈɡu.ra ˈpjeptu.lui/
Stress
010 010
Morphemes
lingur- / piept- + -a / -ului
The word 'lingura-pieptului' is a compound noun in the genitive case. It is syllabified as lin-gu-ra-piep-tu-lui, with stress on the 'ra' and 'tu' syllables. The word is composed of the roots 'lingur-' (spoon) and 'piept-' (chest) with respective suffixes indicating gender and case. Syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing vowel peaks and avoiding breaking consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
of the spoon's chest
of the spoon's chest
“Mânerele lingura-pieptului erau sculptate.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'ra' syllable of 'lingura' and the 'tu' syllable of 'pieptului'. Romanian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
lin — Open syllable, containing the vowel /i/.. gu — Open syllable, containing the vowel /u/.. ra — Open syllable, containing the vowel /a/, stressed.. piep — Closed syllable, containing the vowel /e/.. tu — Open syllable, containing the vowel /u/.. lui — Open syllable, containing the vowel /u/.
Word Parts
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Vowel Peak
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are non-sonorant.
Penultimate Stress
Romanian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently before being combined.
- The compound nature of the word requires independent syllabification of its components.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables can occur, but doesn't affect the syllabification.
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