preponderație
Syllables
pre-pon-de-ra-ți-e
Pronunciation
/pre.pon.de.ra.tsi.je/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
pre- + ponder- + -ație
The word 'preponderație' is divided into six syllables: pre-pon-de-ra-ți-e. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ra'). It's a noun of Latin origin, meaning 'preponderance'. Syllabification follows standard Romanian rules of maximizing onsets and ending syllables with vowels.
Definitions
- 1
The state or fact of being more important, numerous, or powerful than others.
Preponderance, weight, dominance
“Preponderația dovezilor indică vinovăția acuzatului.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ra').
Syllables
pre — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pon — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. de — Open syllable.. ra — Open, stressed syllable, primary stress.. ți — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. e — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables typically end in vowels.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Consonants generally initiate syllables.
Maximize Onsets
Romanian favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel.
- The 'ți' sound is a palatalized consonant, a common feature of Romanian phonology.
- Minimal regional variations in pronunciation.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Romanian
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- în-muguri
- șoarece-de-câmp
- închisoare
- abolire
- aboliri
- abnormi
- abnorme
- abneagă
- abnormă
- abluție
- ablegat
- ableagă
- ablații
- ablație
- ablativ
- ablacta
- abjudec
- abjecte
- abjectă
- abisali