vulturcubarbă
The word 'vultur-cu-barbă' is a compound noun meaning 'bearded vulture'. It is divided into five syllables: vul-tur-cu-bar-bă. Stress falls on the final syllable ('bă'). Syllabification follows the Romanian rule of dividing before vowels, with the preposition 'cu' treated as a single unit. The word's morphemes originate from Latin.
Definitions
- 1
A bearded vulture, a species of bird of prey.
Bearded vulture
“Am văzut un vultur-cu-barbă zburând deasupra munților.”
“Vulturul-cu-barbă este o pasăre rară.”
“Această specie, vulturul-cu-barbă, este protejată.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the last syllable ('bă') of the compound noun. The stress pattern follows the general rule of stressing the last element in compound words.
Syllables
vul — Open syllable, initial syllable of the first root.. tur — Open syllable, completing the first root.. cu — Open syllable, preposition. Treated as a single morphemic unit.. bar — Open syllable, initial syllable of the second root.. bă — Open syllable, completing the second root. Stressed syllable.
Vowel Division
Syllable division generally occurs before vowels. This is the primary rule applied in dividing 'vul-tur', 'cu', and 'bar-bă'.
Morpheme Integrity
Prepositions like 'cu' are often treated as single morphemic units and are not further divided.
- The compound nature of the word does not alter the basic syllabification rules applied to each component.
- The preposition 'cu' is treated as a single unit.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they do not affect the syllable division.
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