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восточноафриканский

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7 syllables
19 characters
Russian
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7syllables

восточноафриканский

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

во-сто-чно-а-фри-кан-ский

Pronunciation

/vɐˈstɔt͡ɕnəɐ̯frikɐnski/

Stress

0100000

Morphemes

восточн- + африкан- + -ский

The word восточноафриканский is syllabified as во-сто-чно-а-фри-кан-ский, following Russian rules prioritizing vowel-initial syllables and permissible consonant clusters. It's an adjective formed from a directional prefix (восточн-), a geographical root (африкан-), and an adjectival suffix (-ский). Stress falls on the third syllable. Vowel reduction is present in unstressed syllables.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or originating from East Africa.

    East African

    “восточноафриканская культура”

    “восточноафриканский регион”

    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/frik/
кан/kan/
ский/ski/

во — Open syllable, initial vowel.. сточ — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'st' permissible.. но — Open syllable, vowel reduction.. а — Open syllable, single vowel, vowel reduction.. фри — Closed syllable, consonant 'f' followed by vowel.. кан — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'k' followed by vowel.. ский — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'sk' followed by vowel.

Word Parts

pre

восточн-

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

root

африкан-

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

suf

-ский

Slavic origin, adjectival suffix forming a relative adjective.

Similar Words

юж­но­а­ме­ри­кан­скийза­пад­но­гер­ман­скийсе­ве­ро­а­ме­ри­кан­ский

Vowel-Initial Syllable

A syllable begins with a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Permissibility

Russian allows certain consonant clusters at the beginning and end of syllables.

Sonority Hierarchy

Syllable boundaries are influenced by the sonority of consonants, avoiding stranded consonants.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a significant phonetic feature.
  • Russian phonotactics allow for complex consonant clusters.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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