pălămidăgrasă
The word 'pălă-midă-grasă' is a Romanian compound noun divided into six syllables: pă-lă-mi-dă-gra-să. Stress falls on the third syllable ('mi'). It consists of roots relating to insects and an adjectival suffix indicating 'fat'.
Definitions
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A compound noun referring to fat midges.
Fat midges
“În grădină erau multe pălă-midă-grasă.”
ant:slabe midă
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mi').
Syllables
pă — Open syllable, unstressed.. lă — Open syllable, unstressed, contains a diphthong.. mi — Open syllable, stressed.. dă — Open syllable, unstressed.. gra — Open syllable, unstressed.. să — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Sound Principle
Syllables are generally divided around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are non-sonorant and breakable.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.
- The palatalization of 'l' in 'pălă-' is a common feature of Romanian phonology.
- The compound nature of the word influences the syllable division.
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