pușcămitralieră
Syllables
puș-că-mi-tra-li-e-ră
Pronunciation
/puʃˈkɑ mi.trɑ.li.e̯rə/
Stress
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Morphemes
pușcă + mitralieră
The word 'pușcă-mitralieră' is a compound noun meaning 'machine gun'. It is syllabified as puș-că-mi-tra-li-e-ră, with stress on the 'tra' syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-centered rules, preserving consonant clusters and treating the compound elements separately. The word's origin is a mix of Slavic ('pușcă') and French ('mitralieră').
Definitions
- 1
A fully automatic firearm designed to fire a continuous stream of bullets.
Machine gun
“Soldații au folosit pușca-mitralieră pentru a respinge atacul.”
“Pușca-mitralieră era bine întreținută.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('tra').
Syllables
puș — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'pș', vowel 'u'.. că — Open syllable, onset consonant 'k', vowel 'ă'.. mi — Open syllable, onset consonant 'm', vowel 'i'.. tra — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster 'tr', vowel 'a', stressed syllable.. li — Open syllable, onset consonant 'l', vowel 'i'.. e — Open syllable, vowel 'e'.. ră — Open syllable, onset consonant 'r', vowel 'ă'.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centered Syllabification
Syllables are built around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The compound nature of the word requires treating 'pușcă' and 'mitralieră' as separate units for initial syllabification.
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