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sfântu-așteaptă

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

5 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
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5syllables

sfântuașteaptă

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sfân-tu-a-șteap-tă

Pronunciation

/sfɨnˈtu.əʃˈte̯aptə/

Stress

00101

Morphemes

sfinț + u-a-șteaptă

The word 'sfântu-așteaptă' is a verb meaning 'he/she/it waits'. It is syllabified as sfân-tu-a-șteap-tă, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically composed of a root derived from Latin 'sanctus' and various suffixes indicating person and tense.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    He/She/It waits; is waiting.

    He/She/It waits; is waiting.

    “Sfântu-așteaptă răspunsul.”

    syn:așteaptămai așteaptă
    ant:grăbeștenu așteaptă

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('șteap'), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

5
sfân/sfɨn/
tu/tu/
a/a/
șteap/ʃte̯ap/
tă/tə/

sfân — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. tu — Open syllable, pronoun ending.. a — Open syllable, vowel.. șteap — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. tă — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

root

sfinț

From Latin *sanctus* (holy, sacred).

suf

u-a-șteaptă

Pronoun ending, present indicative ending, verb stem.

Similar Words

sfân­tăa­șteap­tăîn­tâm­plă

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are generally divided after vowels.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority.

Pronoun endings

Pronoun endings are generally separated into their own syllable.

  • The 'u' is a clitic pronoun. The 'șteap' cluster is a common Romanian sequence.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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