pușcamitralieră
Syllables
puș-ca-mi-tra-li-e-ră
Pronunciation
/ˈpuʃkə mi.tra.li.e̯ɾə/
Stress
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Morphemes
mi- + tral- + -ieră
The word 'pușca-mitralieră' is a compound noun divided into seven syllables: puș-ca-mi-tra-li-e-ră. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'mitralieră'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, consonant cluster maintenance, and unstressed vowel reduction. The word is of Slavic and Latin origin.
Definitions
- 1
An automatic firearm designed to fire a sustained burst of bullets.
Machine gun
“Soldații au folosit pușca-mitralieră în luptă.”
“Pușca-mitralieră a fost confiscata de poliție.”
syn:armă automată
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('tra') of 'mitralieră'.
Syllables
puș — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. ca — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. mi — Open syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. e — Open syllable.. ră — Open syllable, reduced vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable.
Unstressed Vowel Reduction
Unstressed vowels are often reduced to schwa /ə/.
- The 'șc' cluster is pronounced as /ʃk/.
- Vowel reduction is a pervasive feature of Romanian phonology.
- The compound nature of the word doesn't alter the basic syllabification rules.
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