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spăimân-tătură

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6 syllables
14 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

spăimântătură

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

spă-i-mân-tă-tu-ră

Pronunciation

/spəjˈmɨntəˈturə/

Stress

01001

Morphemes

spă- + îmân- + -tătură

The word *spăimântătură* is a Romanian noun meaning 'scare' or 'fright'. It's formed from the prefix *spă-*, the root *îmân-* (fear), and the suffix *-tătură* (nominalization). Syllabification follows Romanian phonological rules, with vowel hiatus resolved and the Maximal Onset Principle applied. Primary stress is on the antepenultimate syllable.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A sudden, intense fright; a scare.

    Scare, fright, panic.

    “A fost o spăimântătură teribilă când a auzit zgomotul.”

    syn:fricăgroazăspaimă
    ant:liniștecalm

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable (*-tă-*). Secondary stress on the penultimate syllable (*-mân-*).

Syllables

5
spa/spə/
i-mân/ɨmɨn/
tă/tə/
tu/tu/
ră/rə/

spa — Open syllable. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure.. i-mân — Closed syllable. Rule: Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV). 'i' forms a syllable due to vowel sequence.. tă — Open syllable. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure.. tu — Open syllable. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure.. ră — Open syllable. Rule: Consonant-Vowel (CV) structure.

Word Parts

pre

spă-

From Slavic roots, intensifying prefix. Function: Intensifier.

root

îmân-

From Latin *timor* - fear. Function: Core meaning of fear.

suf

-tătură

Romanian suffix forming nouns denoting action or result. Function: Nominalization, indicating the result of frightening.

Similar Words

ca­săcar­tepâi­ne

Maximal Onset Principle

Applied, constrained by Romanian phonotactics.

Vowel Hiatus Resolution

Separate syllables created for each vowel (e.g., *i-mân*).

Consonant Cluster Breaking

Broken according to permissible syllable structures in Romanian.

  • Initial *sp-* cluster is permissible.
  • Vowel *ă* is a schwa-like vowel, but clearly belongs to the following syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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