steauaporcului
The word 'steaua-porcului' is a Romanian noun phrase in the genitive case, meaning 'of the star'. It is syllabified as stea-ua-por-cu-lui, with stress on 'por'. The word consists of the root 'stea' (star) and the suffix 'porcului' (of the pig). Syllabification follows standard Romanian rules of vowel-consonant division, diphthong treatment, and suffix separation.
Definitions
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Of the star
Of the star
“Lumina steaua-porcului era slabă.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('por').
Syllables
stea — Open syllable, containing a vowel followed by a consonant.. ua — Diphthong forming a single syllable.. por — Open syllable, containing a vowel followed by a consonant.. cu — Open syllable, containing a vowel followed by a consonant.. lui — Open syllable, containing a vowel followed by a consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are generally divided after vowels.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs form a single syllable.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables.
- The 'ua' diphthong is a standard feature of Romanian and doesn't present a syllabification challenge.
- The genitive ending '-ului' is a common suffix and is consistently treated as a separate syllable.
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