perpendiculară
Syllables
per-pen-di-cu-lar-ă
Pronunciation
/ˌper.pen.di.kuˈla.rə/
Stress
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Morphemes
per- + pend- + -ă
The word 'perpendiculară' is divided into six syllables: per-pen-di-cu-lar-ă. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cu'). It's a Latin-derived adjective with a standard syllabification pattern based on consonant-vowel division and the antepenultimate stress rule.
Definitions
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Relating to or being at right angles.
Perpendicular
“Linia este perpendiculară pe axă.”
“Pereții sunt perpendiculari.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cu').
Syllables
per — Open syllable, initial syllable. pen — Open syllable. di — Open syllable. cu — Closed syllable, stressed. lar — Open syllable. ă — Open syllable, final syllable
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel Division
Syllables are generally divided between consonants and vowels.
Consonant Cluster Division
Syllable division often occurs before consonant clusters.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in many Romanian words of Latin origin.
- The 'cu' cluster is a common occurrence and doesn't present a unique challenge.
- The 'r' is a flap consonant in Romanian.
- Schwa sound /ə/ is common in unstressed final syllables.
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