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восточноафриканском

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7 syllables
19 characters
Russian
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7syllables

восточноафрика́нском

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

во-сточ-но-а-фри-ка́н-ском

Pronunciation

/vɐˈstot͡ɕnəɐfrʲɪˈkan͡skəm/

Stress

0100110

Morphemes

восточн- + африкан- + -ском

The word 'восточноафриканском' is an adjective syllabified into seven syllables (во-сточ-но-а-фри-ка́н-ском) with stress on the sixth syllable. It's morphologically composed of a Proto-Slavic prefix 'восточн-', a Greek-derived root 'африкан-', and a Slavic suffix '-ском'. Syllabification follows vowel nucleus and consonant cluster rules, with vowel reduction occurring in unstressed positions.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or located in the region of Eastern Africa.

    Eastern African

    “В восточноафриканском регионе наблюдается рост туризма.”

    “Он изучал культуру восточноафриканском народа.”

    ant:западноеафриканском

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

7
во/vo/
сточ/stot͡ɕ/
но/nə/
а/a/
фри/frʲɪ/
ка́н/kan/
ском/skəm/

во — Open syllable, initial syllable.. сточ — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'т͡ɕ'.. но — Open syllable, vowel reduction.. а — Open syllable, single vowel.. фри — Closed syllable, palatalization of 'р'. ка́н — Closed, stressed syllable.. ском — Closed syllable, vowel reduction.

Word Parts

pre

восточн-

Proto-Slavic origin, meaning 'east', directional.

root

африкан-

From Africa, via Greek, denotes the continent.

suf

-ском

Slavic origin, instrumental singular case ending for adjectives.

Similar Words

юж­но­а­ме­ри­кан­скомза­пад­но­а­фри­кан­скомсе­ве­ро­а­ме­ри­кан­ском

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a separate syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally broken before a vowel, creating separate syllables.

Vowel Reduction Rule

Unstressed vowels are often reduced to schwa /ə/.

  • The 'т͡ɕ' (tj) cluster is a common exception and remains intact.
  • Vowel reduction is a significant feature of Russian phonology and affects syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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