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policaprolactamă

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

7 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “policaprolactamă” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

policaprolactamă

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/
mă/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'.. mă — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', nucleus vowel 'ă'. Stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

poli-

Greek origin, meaning 'many' or 'multiple', multiplicative prefix.

root

lact-

Latin origin (*lac* - milk), indicates monomer origin.

suf

-amă

Romanian suffix, forming abstract nouns, nominalization.

Similar Words

plas­ticca­pa­ci­ta­telac­to­ză

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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