păduchelecalului
Syllables
pă-du-che-le-ca-lu-lui
Pronunciation
/pə.duˈke.le ka.luˈluj/
Stress
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Morphemes
păduche/cal + -le/-ului
păduchele-calului is a compound noun meaning 'horse louse'. It's syllabified as pă-du-che-le-ca-lu-lui, with primary stress on 'che' and secondary stress on 'ca'. The word is formed from Slavic and Latin roots with Romanian suffixes. Syllabification follows vowel-nucleus and consonant-attachment rules.
Definitions
- 1
The louse that infests horses.
Horse louse
“Veterinarul a tratat calul pentru păduchele-calului.”
“Păduchele-calului este o problemă comună în grajduri.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('che') of 'păduchele', and secondary stress on the first syllable ('ca') of 'calului'.
Syllables
pă — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. du — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. che — Closed syllable, consonant-final, stressed.. le — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. ca — Open syllable, consonant-initial.. lu — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. lui — Closed syllable, consonant-final.
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Every syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Attachment Rule
Consonants generally attach to the following vowel.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes are often separated into their own syllables if they contain a vowel.
Cluster Maintenance Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
- The compound nature of the word influences stress patterns.
- Potential reduction of the schwa sound in rapid speech.
- Regional pronunciation variations may exist.
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