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pescăruș-albastru

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

6 syllables
17 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

pescărușalbastru

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pe-scă-ruș-al-bas-tru

Pronunciation

/peʃˈkæ.ruʃ alˈbas.tru/

Stress

010 010

Morphemes

pesc- / alb- + -ăruș / -astru

The word 'pescăruș-albastru' is a compound noun meaning 'blue seagull'. It is syllabified as pe-scă-ruș-al-bas-tru, with stress on the penultimate syllable of 'pescăruș' and the antepenultimate syllable of 'albastru'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing vowel nuclei and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A seagull that is blue in color.

    Blue seagull

    Am văzut un pescăruș-albastru zburând deasupra mării.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'pescăruș' and the antepenultimate syllable of 'albastru'.

Syllables

6
pe/pe/
scă/ʃkæ/
ruș/ruʃ/
al/al/
bas/bas/
tru/tru/

pe Open syllable, initial syllable.. scă Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. ruș Closed syllable, final syllable of 'pescăruș'. al Open syllable, initial syllable of 'albastru'. bas Closed syllable, middle syllable of 'albastru'. tru Closed syllable, final syllable of 'albastru'

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained unless non-sonorant and splittable.

Avoidance of Single-Letter Syllables

Romanian avoids syllables consisting of a single consonant.

  • The compound nature of the word requires independent syllabification of each component.
  • Palatalization of consonants influences pronunciation but not syllabic structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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