locotenentului
Syllables
lo-co-te-nen-tu-lu-i
Pronunciation
/lo.ko.te.nen.tu.lu.i/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
None + locotenent + -ului
The word 'locotenentului' is a noun in the genitive singular, divided into seven syllables: lo-co-te-nen-tu-lu-i. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tu'. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant division rules, with considerations for maintaining the root and common genitive endings.
Definitions
- 1
Of the lieutenant; belonging to the lieutenant.
Of the lieutenant.
“Raportul locotenentului – The lieutenant's report.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable, *tu*.
Syllables
lo — Open syllable. Initial syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. co — Open syllable. Vowel followed by consonant.. te — Open syllable. Vowel followed by consonant.. nen — Closed syllable. Vowel surrounded by consonants.. tu — Open syllable, stressed. Vowel followed by consonant, stress falls on the penultimate syllable.. lu — Open syllable. Vowel followed by consonant.. i — Open syllable. Single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are generally divided after the vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided after the vowel when a consonant cluster is present before the vowel.
Stress Placement
Romanian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The sequence "ten" could potentially be analyzed as a closed syllable "te-n", but the standard syllabification favors "te-nen" to maintain the root *locotenent* intact.
- The final "-ului" is a common genitive ending and is consistently syllabified as "-u-lui".
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