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spu-mă-de-mare

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

5 syllables
14 characters
Romanian
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “spu-mă-de-mare” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

spumădemare

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

spu-mă-de-ma-re

Pronunciation

/ˈspu.mə.de.ma.re/

Stress

01000

Morphemes

spu + mă-de-mare

The Romanian word 'spu-mă-de-mare' (sea foam) is divided into five syllables: spu-mă-de-ma-re. Stress falls on the second syllable. The word is a compound noun formed from a verb root, an enclitic pronoun, a preposition, and a noun.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Sea foam

    Sea foam

    “Pe plajă erau multe spu-mă-de-mare.”

    syn:spumă de marevaluri spumoase
    ant:apă limpede

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('mă').

Syllables

5
spu/spu/
mă/mə/
de/de/
ma/ma/
re/re/

spu — Open syllable, onset 'sp', rime 'u'. mă — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'mə' (diphthong). de — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'e'. ma — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'a'. re — Open syllable, onset 'r', rime 'e'

Word Parts

root

spu

From Romanian 'a spumega' (to foam), ultimately from Latin 'spuma' (foam)

suf

mă-de-mare

Enclitic pronoun + preposition + noun

Similar Words

car­tesoa­reum­bre­lă

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are formed around a sonority peak (vowel).

Onset-Rime Structure

Syllables consist of an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and following consonants).

Clitic Pronoun Attachment

Enclitic pronouns attach to the preceding word, forming a single prosodic unit.

  • The enclitic pronoun '-mă' is a special case, always attached to the preceding word.
  • The diphthong 'mă' is treated as a single vowel sound for syllabification purposes.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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