preadolescentă
Syllables
pre-a-do-les-cent-ă
Pronunciation
/pre.a.do.lesˈt͡sentə/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
pre- + adolescent + -ă
The word *preadolescentă* is syllabified as pre-a-do-les-cent-ă, with stress on 'les'. It's a feminine noun composed of the prefix 'pre-', the root 'adolescent', and the feminine definite article suffix '-ă'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules of vowel-consonant division and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
A young person in the stage of development between childhood and adolescence.
pre-adolescent
“Fiica mea este o preadolescentă curioasă.”
“Problemele preadolescenței pot fi dificile.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('les').
Syllables
pre — Open syllable, initial syllable.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. do — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. les — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. cent — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ă — Open syllable, final schwa vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided between vowels and consonants.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in most Romanian words.
Open Syllable Preference
Romanian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel).
Consonant Cluster Treatment
Consonant clusters are often treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The word is a compound formed by a prefix, root, and suffix.
- The *sc* cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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