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păduchele-ele-fantului

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9 syllables
22 characters
Romanian
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9syllables

păducheleelefantului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pă-du-che-le-e-le-fan-tu-lui

Pronunciation

/pə.duˈke.le.e.le.fanˈtu.lui/

Stress

001000100

Morphemes

păduche + -le-ele-fantului

The word 'păduchele-ele-fantului' is a compound noun meaning 'lousewort'. It is divided into nine syllables based on vowel sounds and Romanian syllabification rules. Stress falls on the third and seventh syllables. The word is morphologically complex, containing a root, diminutive suffix, definite article, and genitive ending.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of plant belonging to the genus *Pedicularis*, commonly known as lousewort.

    Lousewort

    “Am găsit păduchele-ele-fantului crescând pe pajiștea alpină.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('che') of 'păduchele' and on the seventh syllable ('tu') of 'fantului'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

9
pă/pə/
du/du/
che/ke/
le/le/
e/e/
le/le/
fan/fan/
tu/tu/
lui/lui/

pă — Open syllable, initial syllable.. du — Closed syllable, contains a voiced dental stop.. che — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. le — Closed syllable, diminutive suffix.. e — Open syllable, definite article.. le — Closed syllable, definite article.. fan — Open syllable, root of 'fantului'. tu — Open syllable, part of 'fantului'. lui — Closed syllable, genitive ending.

Word Parts

root

păduche

Origin uncertain, possibly Slavic. Meaning 'louse'.

suf

-le-ele-fantului

Diminutive suffix (-le), definite article (-ele), genitive ending (-ului). Latin origins.

Similar Words

pă­du­reum­bre­leco­pi­lu­lui

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open and closed syllables.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are non-sonorant.

Suffix Separation

Diminutive and grammatical suffixes are typically separated into their own syllables.

  • The compound nature of the word requires treating it as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The schwa sound /ə/ can be reduced or elided in rapid speech, but it still influences syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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