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vierme-de-mătase

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7 syllables
16 characters
Romanian
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7syllables

viermedemătase

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

vi-er-me-de-mă-ta-se

Pronunciation

/viˈerme de mɐˈtase/

Stress

0000110

Morphemes

vierme, mătase

The word 'vierme-de-mătase' is a compound noun meaning 'silkworm'. It is syllabified as vi-er-me-de-mă-ta-se, with stress on the penultimate syllable of 'mătase'. The syllabification follows standard Romanian rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster preservation.

Definitions

noun phrase
  1. 1

    The larva of a moth that produces silk.

    Silkworm

    “Creșterea viermilor-de-mătase este o industrie importantă.”

    “Larva viermelui-de-mătase se hrănește cu frunze de dud.”

    syn:omidă de dud

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'mătase' ('ta').

Syllables

7
vi/vi/
er/er/
me/me/
de/de/
mă/mɐ/
ta/ta/
se/se/

vi — Open syllable, initial syllable.. er — Closed syllable.. me — Open syllable, final syllable of 'vierme'. de — Open syllable, preposition.. mă — Open syllable, initial syllable of 'mătase'. ta — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. se — Open syllable, final syllable of 'mătase'

Word Parts

root

vierme, mătase

Latin origins: *vermis* (worm), *serica* (silk)

Similar Words

car­teca­săso­a­re

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Prepositions

Short prepositions like 'de' usually form a single syllable.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Compound noun structure.
  • Potential regional pronunciation variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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