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lingurița-zânei

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6 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

lingurițazânei

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

lin-gu-ri-ța-zâ-nei

Pronunciation

/lin.ɡuˈri.t͡sə ˈzɨ.nej/

Stress

001010

Morphemes

lingur + ița-zânei

The word 'lingurița-zânei' is a Romanian noun phrase meaning 'the little spoon's'. It's syllabified as lin-gu-ri-ța-zâ-nei, with primary stress on 'ri'. It's formed by combining the root 'lingur' with diminutive and genitive suffixes.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    The little spoon's

    The little spoon's

    “Mânerele lingurița-zânei erau din lemn.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ri') of 'lingurița', and a secondary stress on the first syllable ('zâ') of '-zânei'.

Syllables

6
lin/lin/
gu/ɡu/
ri/ri/
ța/t͡sə/
zâ/zɨ/
nei/nej/

lin — Open syllable, unstressed.. gu — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Closed syllable, primary stress.. ța — Closed syllable, unstressed.. zâ — Open syllable, stressed.. nei — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

lingur

Latin *lingula* - small tongue

suf

ița-zânei

Diminutive suffix and genitive definite article

Similar Words

lin­gu­rimă­su­țacă­su­ța

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken up according to sonority.

Diminutive Suffixes

Diminutive suffixes often form a separate syllable.

Article Attachment

The genitive article is treated as a separate morpheme.

  • Vowel reduction in '-ița' in rapid speech.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'zâ'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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