transcontinentală
Syllables
trans-con-ti-nen-ta-lă
Pronunciation
/transkontinenˈtalə/
Stress
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Morphemes
trans + continental + ă
The word 'transcontinentală' is divided into six syllables: trans-con-ti-nen-ta-lă. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'trans-', the root 'continental-', and the feminine singular adjectival suffix '-ă'. Syllable division follows Romanian rules favoring open syllables and maintaining initial consonant clusters.
Definitions
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Relating to or spanning multiple continents.
Transcontinental
“O călătorie transcontinentală.”
“O companie aeriană transcontinentală.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('nen').
Syllables
trans — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. con — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ti — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. nen — Open syllable, nasal consonant-vowel.. ta — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. lă — Open syllable, consonant-schwa.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are generally divided between vowels.
Consonant Clusters
Initial consonant clusters are kept together in the first syllable.
Open Syllables
Romanian favors open syllables, and the division attempts to maximize their number.
- The 'tr' cluster is a standard initial cluster in Romanian.
- The vowel sequence 'ea' does not pose syllable division issues.
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