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policaprolactamă

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

7 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

policaprolacta

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

po-li-ca-pro-lac-ta-mă

Pronunciation

/poli.ka.pro.lak.taˈma/

Stress

0000001

Morphemes

poli- + lact- + -amă

The word 'policaprolactamă' is a complex Romanian noun divided into seven syllables: po-li-ca-pro-lac-ta-mă. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'poli-', roots 'capro-' and 'lact-', and the suffix '-amă'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules of onset maximization and vowel sequence treatment.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A synthetic polymer made from caprolactam.

    Polycaprolactam

    Producția de policaprolactamă a crescut semnificativ.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mă'), following the typical Romanian stress pattern.

Syllables

7
po/po/
li/li/
ca/ka/
pro/pro/
lac/lak/
ta/ta/
/ma/

po Open syllable, onset consonant 'p', nucleus vowel 'o'.. li Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', nucleus vowel 'i'.. ca Open syllable, onset consonant 'c', nucleus vowel 'a'.. pro Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'pr', nucleus vowel 'o'.. lac Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'l', nucleus vowel 'a'.. ta Open syllable, onset consonant 't', nucleus vowel 'a'.. Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', nucleus vowel 'ă'. Stressed syllable.

Onset Maximization

Romanian favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel Sequence Rule

Diphthongs are treated as single syllable nuclei.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllable boundaries tend to occur where sonority decreases.

  • The word's length and complex morphology present a challenge, but the rules consistently apply.
  • Consonant clusters *prl* and *lct* are common but require careful articulation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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