ochiuldulăului
Syllables
o-chi-ul-du-lă-u-lui
Pronunciation
/oˈki.ul duˈlə.u̯lu.i/
Stress
0101101
Morphemes
ochi + ul-dulău-lui
The word 'ochiul-dulăului' is a compound noun meaning 'the pupil of the eye'. It's syllabified as o-chi-ul-du-lă-u-lui, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word consists of the root 'ochi' (eye) and several suffixes, including the definite article and an archaic diminutive. Syllabification follows standard Romanian rules, prioritizing vowel-initial syllables and preserving diphthongs within syllables.
Definitions
- 1
Pupil of the eye; figuratively, the beloved, the cherished one.
Pupil of the eye, the sweet one's eye
“Ochiul-dulăului strălucea în întuneric.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('du' in 'dulău').
Syllables
o — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. chi — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. ul — Closed syllable, consonant-final, definite article suffix.. du — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lă — Open syllable, diphthong.. u — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lui — Closed syllable, consonant-final, genitive/dative suffix.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but Romanian tends to preserve clusters within a syllable when possible.
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are generally kept within a single syllable.
Suffixes
Suffixes are generally syllabified as separate units, especially when they contain vowels.
- The archaic nature of 'dulău' might lead to some regional variations in pronunciation. The 'u' before 'lui' is often elided in rapid speech, but remains orthographically present.
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