trinitrotoluen
Syllables
tri-ni-tro-to-luen
Pronunciation
/tri.ni.tro.to.luˈen/
Stress
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Morphemes
tri- + nitro- + toluen
The word 'trinitrotoluen' is a borrowed noun divided into five syllables (tri-ni-tro-to-luen) with stress on the fifth syllable. It's composed of Latin, Greek, and German roots, and its syllabification follows Romanian vowel-centered rules.
Definitions
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('luen'), the antepenultimate syllable. This is common in borrowed words.
Syllables
tri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ni — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. tro — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. to — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. luen — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, contains a vowel and final consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Vowel-Centered Syllables
Each vowel forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Permissible consonant clusters are allowed, but larger clusters are broken up if possible.
Stress Placement
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable, but can be overridden in borrowed words.
- Borrowed word, pronunciation may vary.
- Stress pattern less predictable than in native Romanian words.
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