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pălăria-cucului

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

pălăriacucului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pă-lă-ri-a-cu-cu-lui

Pronunciation

/pə.ləˈri.a ˈku.ku.luj/

Stress

0101010

Morphemes

pălărie, cucu + -a, -ului

The word *pălăria-cucului* is a compound noun divided into seven syllables based on vowel placement and consonant cluster rules. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component and the antepenultimate syllable of the second. The word exhibits palatalization and is of Latin origin.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of mushroom resembling a hat.

    Cuckoo's hat

    “Am găsit o pălărie-cucului în pădure.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the penultimate syllable of 'pălăria' and antepenultimate syllable of 'cucului'

Syllables

7
pă/pə/
lă/lə/
ri/ri/
a/a/
cu/ku/
cu/ku/
lui/luj/

pă — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lă — Open syllable.. ri — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. cu — Open syllable.. cu — Open syllable.. lui — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.

Word Parts

root

pălărie, cucu

pălărie - Latin palatium; cucu - onomatopoeic

suf

-a, -ului

Latin origin, definite article and genitive/dative case marker

Similar Words

car­tema­săum­bre­lă

Vowel Placement

Syllables are built around vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority, but often kept within a syllable.

Open/Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in vowels are open, consonants are closed.

  • Palatalization of /l/ before /i/ or /e/ in *cucului*. Compound word structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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