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semiintelectuală

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

8 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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8syllables

semiintelectuală

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

se-mi-in-te-lec-tu-a-lă

Pronunciation

/semi.in.te.lek.tuˈa.lə/

Stress

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Morphemes

semi- + intelectual- + -ă

The word 'semiintelectuală' is divided into eight syllables: se-mi-in-te-lec-tu-a-lă. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lec'). The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'semi-', the root 'intelectual-', and the suffix '-ă'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and handles consonant clusters appropriately.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of someone with limited or superficial intellectualism.

    Semi-intellectual

    “O discuție semiintelectuală despre artă.”

    “Atitudinea lui era mai degrabă semiintelectuală decât profundă.”

    syn:superficialpretențiospseudo-intelectual
    ant:profunderuditintelectual

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lec'). The stress pattern is typical for Romanian adjectives.

Syllables

8
se/se/
mi/mi/
in/in/
te/te/
lec/lek/
tu/tu/
a/a/
lă/lə/

se — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. mi — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. in — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. te — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. lec — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants. Stressed.. tu — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Unstressed.. a — Open syllable, containing only a vowel. Unstressed.. lă — Open syllable, containing a schwa and a consonant. Unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

semi-

Latin origin, meaning 'half' or 'partly'. Degree modifier.

root

intelectual-

Latin origin, from *intellectus*. Base meaning relating to intellect.

suf

-ă

Romanian feminine singular definite article/adjectival ending. Grammatical gender and number marking.

Similar Words

in­te­lec­tu­alin­te­lec­twa­li­ta­tesem­nal

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms a separate syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex or non-native.

Penultimate Stress

Romanian generally stresses the penultimate syllable in words ending in a vowel.

  • The schwa sound (ə) in the final syllable is a common feature of Romanian and doesn't significantly affect the syllabification process.
  • The 'ct' cluster is treated as a single unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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