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ochiul-taurului

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

ochiultaurului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

o-chi-ul-tau-ru-lui

Pronunciation

/oˈki.ul tau̯ˈru.luj/

Stress

000100

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

noun
  1. 1

    The bull's eye (target center)

    The bull's eye

    A nimerit fix în ochiul-taurului.

  2. 2

    The iris of the eye

    The iris

    Ochiul-taurului era de un albastru intens.

    syn:pupila
    ant:sclera

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tau'.

Syllables

6
o/o/
chi/ki/
ul/ul/
tau/tau̯/
ru/ru/
lui/luj/

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.

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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