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stelele-de-mare

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Romanian
Enriched
6syllables

steleledemare

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ste-le-le-de-ma-re

Pronunciation

/ˈstelele de ˈmare/

Stress

100 01

Morphemes

stea, mare + -le

The word 'stelele-de-mare' (starfish) is divided into six syllables based on Romanian vowel-centric syllabification rules. It's a compound noun with Latin roots, and stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'stelele' and the first syllable of 'mare'.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    A marine invertebrate with a star-shaped body.

    Starfish

    Am găsit o stea de mare pe plajă.

    Stelele de mare sunt animale marine.

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the penultimate syllable of 'stelele' and the first syllable of 'mare'.

Syllables

6
ste/ste/
le/le/
le/le/
de/de/
ma/ma/
re/re/

ste Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. le Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. le Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. de Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. ma Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. re Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Romanian prioritizes vowels in syllable formation.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are typically broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.

Open Syllable Preference

Romanian favors open syllables (ending in a vowel).

  • The hyphenated structure reflects the compound nature of the word. While Romanian generally avoids hyphens in compound nouns, this construction is acceptable and common.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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