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lingurița-zânelor

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

7 syllables
17 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

lingurițazanelor

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

lin-gu-ri-ța-za-ne-lor

Pronunciation

/lin.ɡuˈri.t͡sə za.ˈne.lor/

Stress

0101011

Morphemes

lingur/zână + -iță/-elor

The word 'lingurița-zânelor' is a compound noun divided into seven syllables: lin-gu-ri-ța-za-ne-lor. It consists of the diminutive 'lingurița' (little spoon) and the genitive plural 'zânelor' (of the fairies). Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'lingurița' and the antepenultimate syllable of 'zânelor'. Syllabification follows standard Romanian rules, respecting vowel-consonant divisions and the hyphen.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    The little spoon of the fairies

    The little spoon of the fairies

    Lingurița-zânelor era plină cu nectar.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'lingurița' and the antepenultimate syllable of 'zânelor'.

Syllables

7
lin/lin/
gu/ɡu/
ri/ri/
ța/t͡sə/
za/za/
ne/ne/
lor/lor/

lin Open syllable, initial syllable.. gu Closed syllable.. ri Closed syllable.. ța Closed syllable, contains the diminutive suffix.. za Open syllable, initial syllable of the second compound.. ne Open syllable.. lor Closed syllable, contains the genitive plural suffix.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are often broken up, but Romanian prefers to keep them within a syllable if possible.

Hyphenated Compounds

Syllabification respects the hyphen, treating each part as a separate unit.

Stress and Vowel Reduction

Unstressed vowels are often reduced, but this doesn't affect the syllabification.

  • The hyphenated structure requires respecting the hyphen during syllabification.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but do not affect the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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