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восточноафриканская

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7 syllables
19 characters
Russian
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7syllables

восточноафриканская

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

во-сточ-но-а-фри-кан-ская

Pronunciation

/vɐˈstɔt͡ɕnəɐ̯frikɐnˈskəjə/

Stress

0100010

Morphemes

восточн- + африкан- + -ская

восточноафриканская is a complex adjective meaning 'East African'. Syllabification is во-сточ-но-а-фри-кан-ская, stressed on the third syllable. It's formed from the prefix восточн-, root африкан-, and suffix -ская. Syllabification follows standard Russian rules, accounting for vowel reduction and consonant clusters.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to East Africa.

    East African

    “восточноафриканская кухня”

    “восточноафриканская саванна”

    syn:восточноафрический
    ant:западноевропейский

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable (сточ), indicated by '1'. Other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

7
во/vo/
сточ/stɔt͡ɕ/
но/nə/
а/ɐ/
фри/fri/
кан/kan/
ская/skəjə/

во — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. сточ — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ст' followed by vowel.. но — Open syllable, vowel-initial, vowel reduction.. а — Open syllable, single vowel, vowel reduction.. фри — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'фр' followed by vowel.. кан — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'нк' followed by vowel.. ская — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ск' followed by vowel, palatalization of 'я'

Word Parts

pre

восточн-

From 'восток' (east), Slavic origin, denotes direction/location.

root

африкан-

From 'Африка' (Africa), borrowed from Greek/Latin, indicates geographical origin.

suf

-ская

Adjectival suffix indicating origin, belonging to, or relating to. Slavic origin, feminine singular nominative/accusative.

Similar Words

се­ве­ро­а­ме­ри­кан­скаяю­жно­а­фри­кан­скаяза­пад­но­ев­ро­пей­ская

Syllable Nucleus

Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken around vowels, prioritizing the preservation of onsets and codas.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllable structure follows the sonority sequencing principle.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Palatalization of consonants before 'я'.
  • The word's length and complex structure require careful application of syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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