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scai-de-papură

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

5 syllables
14 characters
Romanian
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5syllables

scaidepapu

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

scai-de-pa-pu-ră

Pronunciation

/ˈskaj de paˈpuɾə/

Stress

00101

Morphemes

scai, papură

The word 'scai-de-papură' is a Romanian compound noun divided into five syllables: scai-de-pa-pu-ră. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows Romanian rules of onset maximization and vowel-centric structure.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of burdock plant.

    Burdock

    Am găsit scai-de-papură în blană.

    Scai-de-papură crește în câmp.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pu'

Syllables

5
scai/skaj/
de/de/
pa/pa/
pu/pu/
/ɾə/

scai Closed syllable, onset 'sk', nucleus 'aj'. de Open syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'e'. pa Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'a'. pu Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'u'. Open syllable, onset 'ɾ', nucleus 'ə'

Onset Maximization

Consonant clusters like 'sc' are treated as a single onset.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Open Syllable Preference

Romanian favors open syllables whenever possible.

  • The compound nature of the word doesn't alter standard syllabification rules.
  • The preposition 'de' is treated as a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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