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rădăcină-dulce

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

6 syllables
14 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

rădăcinădulce

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ră-dă-ci-nă-dul-ce

Pronunciation

/rə.də.t͡ʃi.nə ˈdul.t͡ʃe/

Stress

001011

Morphemes

rădăcină, dulce

The compound noun 'rădăcină-dulce' is divided into six syllables: ră-dă-ci-nă-dul-ce. Stress falls on 'ci' and 'dul'. Syllabification follows Romanian rules prioritizing open syllables and resolving consonant clusters. The 'ci' cluster is treated as a single phoneme.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Sweet root

    Sweet root

    “Rădăcina-dulce a acestei plante este folosită în medicină.”

    syn:gust dulceagplăcut
    ant:amaracru

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the 'ci' syllable of 'rădăcină' and the 'dul' syllable of 'dulce'

Syllables

6
ră/rə/
dă/də/
ci/t͡ʃi/
nă/nə/
dul/dul/
ce/t͡ʃe/

ră — Open syllable, initial syllable.. dă — Open syllable, unstressed.. ci — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. nă — Open syllable, unstressed.. dul — Closed syllable, stressed.. ce — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

root

rădăcină, dulce

rădăcină from Latin radix (root); dulce from Latin dulcis (sweet)

Similar Words

ca­săcar­tepă­du­re

Sonority Principle

Syllables are formed to maximize sonority.

Open Syllable Preference

Romanian favors open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority.

Phoneme Unity

Certain consonant combinations (like 'ci') are treated as single phonemes.

  • The schwa sound (ă) is often reduced in unstressed syllables.
  • The 'ci' cluster is treated as a single unit due to palatalization.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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