preadolescentă
Syllables
pre-a-do-les-cen-tă
Pronunciation
/pre.a.do.lesˈt͡ʃen.t͡sə/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
pre- + adolescen- + -ță
The word 'preadolescență' is divided into seven syllables: pre-a-do-les-cen-tă. The stress falls on the fifth syllable ('cen'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'pre-', the root 'adolescen-', and the suffix '-ță'. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule and consonant cluster rule, typical of Romanian phonology.
Definitions
- 1
The period of life between childhood and adolescence.
Preadolescence
“Fiica mea a intrat în perioada de preadolescență.”
“Schimbările hormonale sunt evidente în preadolescență.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable, 'cen'.
Syllables
pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. do — Open syllable, unstressed.. les — Open syllable, unstressed.. cen — Closed syllable, stressed.. tă — Open syllable, unstressed.. ță — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable contains a vowel nucleus. Vowels create syllable boundaries.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters can close a syllable if they follow a vowel.
- The 'ț' sound (/t͡s/) is treated as a single phoneme.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common feature but doesn't affect syllable division.
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