ucigălcrucea
The word 'ucigă-l-crucea' is a verb phrase meaning 'crucify him'. It's divided into six syllables: u-ci-gă-l-cru-cea. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'crucea'. The word contains a verb stem, a clitic pronoun, and a noun, with syllable division following Romanian vowel-initial and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
To kill someone on the cross; to crucify.
To crucify
“Soldații l-au ucigă-l-crucea pe Iisus.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'crucea' ('cru-cea') and on the final syllable of 'ucigă' ('-gă').
Syllables
u — Open syllable, onsetless.. ci — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. gă — Closed syllable, vowel 'ă'.. l — Syllabic consonant, clitic pronoun.. cru — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. cea — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel typically begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority.
Clitic Pronouns
Clitic pronouns generally form their own syllables.
Elision
Elision doesn't change the syllable division based on the original orthography.
- The clitic pronoun '-l' and its elision with the following vowel require careful consideration.
- Palatalization of /ɡ/ to /d͡ʒ/ before 'ă' is a phonological rule that doesn't affect syllable division.
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