spinulasinului
Syllables
spi-nul-a-si-nu-lui
Pronunciation
/spiˈnul a.siˈnu.luɪ/
Stress
100010
Morphemes
spin, asin + -ul, -ului
The Romanian noun phrase 'spinul-asinului' (the thorn of the donkey) is syllabified as spi-nul-a-si-nu-lui, with primary stress on 'spinul'. It follows Romanian rules based on vowel nuclei and permissible consonant clusters, and is a compound word with Latin roots.
Definitions
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The thorn of the donkey
The thorn of the donkey
“A căzut spinul-asinului în piciorul meu.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'spinul' (spi-nul) and 'asinului' (a-si-nu-lui), but the overall stress is considered to be on the first element, 'spinul'.
Syllables
spi — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. nul — Closed syllable, ending in a nasal consonant.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. si — Open syllable, single vowel.. nu — Open syllable, single vowel.. lui — Closed syllable, ending in a glide.
Word Parts
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Clusters
Permissible consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress influences vowel quality but doesn't alter syllable boundaries.
Suffixes
Suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables if they contain a vowel.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
- Compound word stress pattern.
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