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древневерхненемецкий

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
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7syllables

древневерхненемецкий

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

древ-не-верх-не-не-мец-кий

Pronunciation

/ˈdrʲevnʲɪˈvʲerxʲnʲɪˈnʲemʲɪt͡ski/

Stress

0010001

Morphemes

древне- + немецкий + null

The word 'древневерхненемецкий' is a compound adjective meaning 'Old High German'. It is syllabified as древ-не-верх-не-не-мец-кий, with stress on the third syllable. The syllable division follows the open syllable principle and sonority hierarchy, considering the palatalization of consonants. It's morphologically composed of prefixes 'древне-' and 'верхне-' modifying the root 'немецкий'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the Old High German language or period.

    Old High German

    “Древневерхненемецкие рукописи (Drevneverkhneneмецkiye rukopisi) - Old High German manuscripts.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('верх'). The stress pattern is typical for compound adjectives in Russian.

Syllables

7
древ/drʲev/
не/nʲe/
верх/ˈvʲerx/
не/nʲe/
не/nʲe/
мец/mʲets/
кий/ki/

древ — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. не — Open syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. верх — Stressed, closed syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. не — Open syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. не — Open syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. мец — Closed syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. кий — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

древне-

From 'древний' (ancient), indicating antiquity.

root

немецкий

Meaning 'German', Proto-Slavic origin.

suf

null

The word is formed by compounding prefixes with the root.

Similar Words

дли­нны­йин­те­рес­ны­йсо­вре­мен­ны­й

Open Syllable Principle

Syllables tend to end in vowels whenever possible.

Sonority Hierarchy

Consonant clusters are broken based on the sonority of the consonants.

Palatalization

Palatalized consonants influence syllable boundaries.

  • The word contains several consonant clusters, requiring careful application of the sonority principle.
  • The palatalization of consonants influences syllable boundaries.
  • No significant regional variations affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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