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минно-заградительный

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7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
Enriched
7syllables

миннозаградительный

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

мин-но-за-гра-ди-тель-ный

Pronunciation

/ˈmʲɪnːə zɐɡrɐˈdʲitʲɪlʲnɨj/

Stress

0001011

Morphemes

минно- + заград- + -ительный

The word 'минно-заградительный' is a complex Russian adjective formed through compounding and suffixation. Syllabification follows the open syllable principle, breaking consonant clusters where possible. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word's morphemic structure reveals its meaning related to mine-laying and barriers.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or used for laying mines or creating mine barriers.

    Mine-laying, mine-barrier

    “минно-заградительный корабль”

    “минно-заградительная операция”

    syn:минныйзаградительный
    ant:разминирующий

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ди' - di) in 'заградительный'.

Syllables

7
мин/mʲɪn/
но/nə/
за/zɐ/
гра/ɡrɐ/
ди/dʲi/
тель/tʲelʲ/
ный/nɨj/

мин — Closed syllable, initial syllable. Contains a palatalized consonant.. но — Open syllable, vowel reduction occurs here.. за — Open syllable, initial syllable of the second part of the compound.. гра — Open syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. ди — Open syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. тель — Closed syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. ный — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains a reduced vowel.

Word Parts

pre

минно-

Derived from 'мина' (mine), indicates relation to mines.

root

заград-

Derived from 'заграждение' (barrier), relates to the act of barring.

suf

-ительный

Adjectival suffix forming a relative adjective.

Similar Words

за­граж­де́­ни­еми­нёро­граж­де́­ни­е

Open Syllable Principle

Russian prefers syllables ending in vowels. Syllable division prioritizes creating open syllables whenever possible.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken if they can be separated by a vowel to form an open syllable, as seen in 'згр' (zgr).

Vowel Reduction

Unstressed vowels are reduced, influencing pronunciation but not syllable division.

  • The consonant cluster 'згр' (zgr) required careful consideration to balance the open syllable principle with the permissible complexity of Russian consonant clusters.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables does not affect the orthographic syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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