pieleadracului
The word *pielea-dracului* is a compound noun divided into five syllables: pie-lea-dra-cu-lui. Stress falls on 'dra'. It's morphologically composed of 'pielea' (skin) and 'dracului' (of the devil). Syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing open syllables and treating consonant clusters as onsets.
Definitions
- 1
A very unpleasant or difficult person or situation.
The skin of the devil
“Este pielea-dracului!”
“Viața lui a fost pielea-dracului.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('dra').
Syllables
pie — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lea — Open syllable, following the first syllable.. dra — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. cu — Open syllable, following the stressed syllable.. lui — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Sonority Principle
Syllables are formed to maximize sonority, favoring open syllables.
Onset-Coda Distinction
Consonant clusters are analyzed to determine onsets and codas.
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
- The 'dr' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- The linking vowel '-a' is not a separate syllable.
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