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moțul-curca-nului

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

6 syllables
17 characters
Romanian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “moțul-curca-nului” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

moțulcurcanului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mo-țul-cur-ca-nu-lui

Pronunciation

/moˈt͡sul ˈkur.ka.nu.luj/

Stress

010001

Morphemes

moț, curca + -ului

The word 'moțul-curca-nului' is a Romanian noun meaning 'the turkey's wattle'. It's divided into six syllables: mo-țul-cur-ca-nu-lui, with stress on 'cur'. It's a compound noun with Slavic and Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Romanian rules of vowel-consonant division and suffix separation.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The turkey's wattle

    The turkey's wattle

    “Moțul curca-nului era roșu și mare.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('cur').

Syllables

6
mo/mo/
țul/t͡sul/
cur/kur/
ca/ka/
nu/nu/
lui/luj/

mo — Open syllable, initial syllable.. țul — Closed syllable, contains palatalized consonant.. cur — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. nu — Open syllable.. lui — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

root

moț, curca

moț - Slavic origin, curca - uncertain origin.

suf

-ului

Latin origin, genitive definite article suffix.

Similar Words

ca­săcar­tepă­du­re

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster Division

Division within consonant clusters prioritizes onsets.

Suffix Division

Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.

  • Compound noun structure, genitive case endings require careful consideration.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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