ochiultaurului
Syllables
o-chi-ul-tau-ru-lui
Pronunciation
/oˈki.ul tau̯ˈru.luj/
Stress
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Morphemes
ochi + ul, tau, ru, lui
The word 'ochiul-taurului' is a compound noun meaning 'the bull's eye' or 'the iris'. It's divided into six syllables: o-chi-ul-tau-ru-lui, with stress on 'tau'. The syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing open syllables and treating suffixes as separate units.
Definitions
- 1
The bull's eye (target center)
The bull's eye
“A nimerit fix în ochiul-taurului.”
syn:centrul ținteiant:marginea țintei
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tau'.
Syllables
o — Open syllable, unstressed.. chi — Open syllable, unstressed.. ul — Closed syllable, unstressed, definite article suffix.. tau — Open syllable, primary stressed.. ru — Open syllable, unstressed, linking vowel.. lui — Closed syllable, unstressed, genitive suffix.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables typically begin with a vowel.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but suffixes are generally kept intact.
Definite Article
The definite article suffix '-ul' forms a syllable on its own.
Linking Vowel
Linking vowels are always syllabified with the preceding pronoun stem.
Penultimate Stress
Romanian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The linking vowel '-ru-' is crucial for euphony and is always syllabified with the preceding pronoun stem.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they generally don't affect the syllabification.
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