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racul-pământului

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6 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

raculpământului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-cul-pă-mân-tu-lui

Pronunciation

/raˈkul pəˈmɨntuˈlui/

Stress

100011

Morphemes

racul + pământului

The word 'racul-pământului' (hermit crab) is a compound noun syllabified as ra-cul-pă-mân-tu-lui, with primary stress on 'cul'. It consists of the root 'racul' (crab) and the suffix 'pământului' (of the earth), following Romanian rules favoring open syllables and resolving consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A crustacean that lives in a borrowed shell.

    Hermit crab

    “Am văzut un racul-pământului pe plajă.”

    “Racul-pământului își schimbă cochilia.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the first component ('racul'), specifically on the 'cul' syllable.

Syllables

6
ra/ra/
cul/kul/
pă/pə/
mân/mɨn/
tu/tu/
lui/lui/

ra — Open syllable, initial syllable of the first component.. cul — Closed syllable, stressed syllable of the first component.. pă — Open syllable, initial syllable of the second component.. mân — Closed syllable, part of the root 'pământ'.. tu — Open syllable, part of the suffix '-ului'.. lui — Closed syllable, final syllable of the second component, containing the genitive article.

Word Parts

root

racul

Old Slavic origin (*rakъ*), meaning 'crab'.

suf

pământului

Derived from *pământ* (earth, land) + genitive article *-ului*. Indicates possession/origin.

Similar Words

car­teso­a­repă­du­re

Open Syllable Preference

Romanian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel), leading to divisions like 'pă' and 'tu'.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken up to create syllables, but preference is given to keeping affixes intact, as seen in 'mân'.

Vowel Sequence

Vowel sequences are often divided into separate syllables, as in 'soare'.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently before considering the compound as a whole.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of each component's syllabification.
  • The presence of the genitive article suffix '-ului' adds complexity but follows standard suffix syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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