porumbulcukului
Syllables
po-rum-bul-cu-kul-ui
Pronunciation
/poˈrumbuɫ kuˈkuɫuj/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
porumb, cuc + -ul, -ului
The word *porumbul-cucului* is a compound noun meaning 'cornflower'. It is syllabified as po-rum-bul-cu-kul-ui, with stress on the penultimate syllable of 'porumb'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules of maximizing onsets and dividing after vowels.
Definitions
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Cornflower, a blue wildflower
Cornflower
“Am văzut un câmp plin cu *porumbul-cucului*.”
“Florile de *porumbul-cucului* sunt foarte frumoase.”
syn:Albăstruică
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component ('porumb').
Syllables
po — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. rum — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. bul — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. cu — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. kul — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. ui — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are assigned to the following vowel to create maximal onsets.
Vowel-Consonant (V-C) Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Syllables are structured to follow the sonority sequencing principle.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't alter syllabification rules. The 'l' at the end of *porumbul* is a common feature and doesn't pose a special case.
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