porumbulcucului
Syllables
po-rum-bul-cu-cu-lui
Pronunciation
/po.rum.bul.ku.ku.luj/
Stress
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Morphemes
porumb + ulcucului
The word *porumbulcucului* is divided into six syllables: po-rum-bul-cu-cu-lui. It consists of the root *porumb* (corn) and the suffixes *-ul* and *-cucului* (possessive). The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word functions as a genitive noun phrase meaning 'of the cuckoo's corn'.
Definitions
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Of the cuckoo's corn
Of the cuckoo's corn
“Visul lui era să găsească porumbulcucului.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cu').
Syllables
po — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'o'. rum — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'u', consonant 'm' closing. bul — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'u', consonant 'l' closing. cu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u', primary stress. cu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. lui — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'u', consonant 'j' closing
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable contains a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonants close syllables when they follow a vowel nucleus.
Stress Rule
Romanian generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- Archaic possessive suffix *-cucului*. Complex morphological structure due to the combination of the definite article and possessive suffix.
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