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paștile-calului

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “paștile-calului” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

paștilecalului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

paș-ti-le-ca-lu-lui

Pronunciation

/paʃˈtile kaˈluluʲ/

Stress

001001

Morphemes

paște + -le

The Romanian noun 'paștile-calului' (horse's Easter egg) is divided into paș-ti-le-ca-lu-lui, with stress on 'le'. It's a compound word derived from 'paște' (Easter) and 'calului' (of the horse).

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A traditional Romanian Easter egg decorated specifically for horses.

    Horse's Easter egg

    “Țăranii au confecționat paștile-calului pentru a le oferi cailor.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('le').

Syllables

6
paș/paʃ/
ti/ti/
le/le/
ca/ka/
lu/lu/
lui/luʲ/

paș — Open syllable, consonant cluster /ʃ/.. ti — Closed syllable.. le — Open syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. lu — Open syllable.. lui — Closed syllable, palatalized /l/.

Word Parts

root

paște

From Latin *pascha* (Easter), noun.

suf

-le

Diminutive suffix, Latin origin.

Similar Words

ca­săpâi­necar­te

Syllable Weight

Romanian favors open syllables.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken, but /ʃ/ is often treated as a single unit.

Vowel-Consonant Pattern

Basic vowel-consonant division rule.

  • Palatalization of /l/ in 'lui'. Compound nature of the word.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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