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trifoiul-racului

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

6 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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6syllables

trifoiulracului

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

trif-oi-ul-ra-cu-lui

Pronunciation

/triˈfoj.ul raˈku.luj/

Stress

010010

Morphemes

trifoi/rac + -ul/-ului

The compound noun 'trifoiul-racului' is syllabified as trif-oi-ul-ra-cu-lui, with primary stress on '-foi-'. It consists of 'trifoi' (clover) and 'racului' (of the crab), with suffixes indicating definiteness and case. Syllable division follows the Sonority Sequencing Principle and vowel-consonant formation rules.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    The clover of the crab/cancer (often used metaphorically in astrology)

    The clover of the crab/cancer

    În astrologie, trifoiul-racului simbolizează norocul.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'trifoiul' (-foi-). Secondary stress on 'cu' in 'racului'.

Syllables

6
trif/tɾif/
oi/oj/
ul/ul/
ra/ra/
cu/ku/
lui/luj/

trif Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. oi Diphthong, closed syllable.. ul Closed syllable, vowel-consonant.. ra Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. cu Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. lui Closed syllable, vowel-consonant.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are formed around a sonority peak (vowel).

Vowel-Consonant Syllable Formation

Consonants following vowels typically form a new syllable.

Diphthong Resolution

Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.

  • The hyphenated structure influences the division.
  • The genitive suffixes '-ul' and '-ului' follow standard syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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