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встречный-поперечный

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
20 characters
Russian
Enriched
6syllables

встречныйпоперечный

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

встреч-ный-по-пе-ре-чный

Pronunciation

/ˈvstrʲet͡ɕnɨj ˈpo.pʲɪ.rʲɪt͡ɕ.nɨj/

Stress

10 1010

Morphemes

по- + пере- + -ый

The compound adjective 'встречный-поперечный' is syllabified based on vowel-centric rules, with stress on the second syllable of each component. Its morphemic structure reveals Proto-Slavic origins and its function as a descriptive adjective. The analysis accounts for consonant clusters, palatalization, and the hyphenated structure.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Opposite and transverse; relating to both meeting and crossing.

    Meeting-transverse, opposite-crosswise

    “Встречный-поперечный ветер”

    “Встречный-поперечный поток”

    syn:Противоположный и поперечный
    ant:Параллельный

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable of each component: 'встре́ч-ный' and 'по-пе-ре́ч-ный'.

Syllables

6
встреч/ˈvstrʲet͡ɕ/
ный/ˈnɨj/
по/po/
пе/pʲɪ/
ре/rʲɪ/
чный/t͡ɕ.nɨj/

встреч — Closed syllable, stressed. ный — Closed syllable. по — Open syllable. пе — Open syllable, palatalized. ре — Open syllable, palatalized. чный — Closed syllable, stressed

Word Parts

pre

по-

Proto-Slavic origin, indicates limited extent.

root

пере-

Proto-Slavic origin, indicates change of state.

suf

-ый

Adjectival suffix, Proto-Slavic origin.

Similar Words

бе­зо­пас­ныйне­об­хо­ди­мыйу­доб­ный

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Each syllable contains a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken down based on sonority.

Palatalization Influence

Palatalization affects syllable boundaries and stress placement.

  • The hyphenated structure requires treating each component as a separate unit for syllabification.
  • The 'чн' cluster is treated as a single syllable-initial consonant.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

Nearby Words

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