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неудовлетворительная

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9 syllables
20 characters
Russian
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9syllables

неудовлетворительная

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

не-у-дов-лет-во-ри-тель-на-я

Pronunciation

/nʲɪˌudɐvʲlʲɪˈtvɐrʲɪtʲɪlʲnəjə/

Stress

000100100

Morphemes

не- + удовлетвор- + -ительн-ая

The word 'неудовлетворительная' is a complex Russian adjective meaning 'unsatisfactory'. It is divided into nine syllables: не-у-дов-лет-во-ри-тель-на-я, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word's structure includes a negation prefix, a root related to satisfaction, and suffixes forming a qualitative adjective. Syllabification follows standard Russian rules maximizing onsets and ensuring each syllable has a vowel nucleus.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Unsatisfactory, not good enough, deficient.

    Unsatisfactory

    “Результаты экзамена были неудовлетворительными.”

    “Его работа была признана неудовлетворительной.”

    syn:недостаточныйплохой
    ant:удовлетворительныйхороший

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('тель').

Syllables

9
не/nʲe/
у/u/
дов/dɐv/
лет/lʲet/
во/vɐ/
ри/rʲi/
тель/tʲɪlʲ/
на/nə/
я/jə/

не — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel is palatalized.. у — Open syllable, vowel is unpalatalized.. дов — Closed syllable, vowel reduction.. лет — Closed syllable, vowel is palatalized.. во — Open syllable, vowel reduction.. ри — Closed syllable, vowel is palatalized.. тель — Closed syllable, vowel is palatalized.. на — Open syllable, vowel reduction.. я — Open syllable, final syllable, vowel reduction.

Word Parts

pre

не-

Proto-Slavic origin, negation.

root

удовлетвор-

From 'удовлетворять' (udovletvoryat') - to satisfy, Old Church Slavonic origin.

suf

-ительн-ая

Slavic origin, forms a qualitative adjective, feminine singular ending.

Similar Words

у­дов­лет­во­ре­ни­еу­дов­лет­во­ри­тель­ныйне­у­доб­ный

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Syllables are formed to maximize sonority within the syllable.

Vowel as Syllable Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken up to create permissible syllable onsets and codas.

Maximizing Onsets

Russian tends to prefer syllables with onsets.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Palatalization of consonants before /e/ and /i/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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