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кабардино-балкарский

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
Enriched
7syllables

кабардинобалкарский

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ка-бар-ди-но-бал-кар-ский

Pronunciation

/kɐbɐrˈdʲinə bɐlˈkarskʲɪj/

Stress

0010111

Morphemes

кабардино- + балкар + -ский

The word 'кабардино-балкарский' is a compound adjective meaning 'Kabardino-Balkarian'. Syllabification follows sonority peak principles, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of two ethnonyms and the adjectival suffix '-ский'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, its people, language, or culture.

    Kabardino-Balkarian

    “кабардино-балкарский язык (kabardino-balkarskiy yazyk) - the Kabardino-Balkarian language”

    “кабардино-балкарская культура (kabardino-balkarskaya kul'tura) - Kabardino-Balkarian culture”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ди' in 'кабардино' and 'кар' in 'балкарский').

Syllables

7
ка/kɐ/
бар/bɐr/
ди/dʲi/
но/nə/
бал/bɐl/
кар/karskʲ/
ский/skʲɪj/

ка — Open syllable, initial syllable.. бар — Closed syllable, contains a vowel and consonant.. ди — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. но — Open syllable, reduced vowel.. бал — Closed syllable, contains a vowel and consonant.. кар — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. ский — Closed syllable, adjectival suffix.

Word Parts

pre

кабардино-

Derived from 'Кабарда', Circassian origin, first component of a compound adjective.

root

балкар

Ethnonym, Turkic origin.

suf

-ский

Adjectival suffix indicating origin or belonging, Old Slavic origin.

Similar Words

мо­сков­скийта­тар­скийгру­зин­ский

Sonority Peak Principle

Each syllable aims for a sonority peak, typically a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are generally split to maximize syllable well-formedness.

Vowel Reduction

Unstressed vowels are reduced in pronunciation, but this doesn't affect the written syllable division.

  • The hyphen in 'кабардино-балкарский' indicates a compound structure, but the syllabification rules still apply to each component individually.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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