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semipre-țioasă

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

7 syllables
14 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

semiprețioasă

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

se-mi-pre-ți-o-a-să

Pronunciation

/se.mi.pre.t͡sjo̯a.sə/

Stress

0001000

Morphemes

semi- + preț + -ioasă

The word 'semiprețioasă' is syllabified as se-mi-pre-ți-o-a-să, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ți'. It's a compound adjective formed from the prefix 'semi-', root 'preț', and suffix '-ioasă'. Syllabification follows Romanian vowel-initial and consonant cluster rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a value or quality that is less than that of a precious stone; partly precious.

    Semi-precious

    “O piatră semiprețioasă.”

    “Bijuteriile conțineau pietre semiprețioase.”

    syn:valoroasăde preț
    ant:prețioasă

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ți'.

Syllables

7
se/se/
mi/mi/
pre/pre/
ți/t͡sjo/
o/o̯a/
a/a/
să/sə/

se — Open syllable, unstressed.. mi — Open syllable, unstressed.. pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. ți — Closed syllable, stressed.. o — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. să — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

semi-

Latin origin, meaning 'half' or 'partly', degree/quantity modifier.

root

preț

Latin *pretium*, meaning 'price, value', core meaning related to value.

suf

-ioasă

Latin origin, from *-iosus*, adjective formation, indicating possessing the quality of.

Similar Words

va­lo­roa­săfru­moa­săpre­ți­o­a­să

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Each vowel generally begins a new syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but Romanian allows complex clusters.

Prefix Separation

Prefixes are generally separated into their own syllables.

Stress Influence

Stress can influence syllable division in ambiguous cases.

  • The 'ț' sound is a unique feature of Romanian phonology.
  • The combination 'ți-o' is a standard syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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