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пленчато-чешуйчатый

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7 syllables
19 characters
Russian
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7syllables

пленчаточешуйчатый

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

плен-ча-то-че-шуй-ча-тый

Pronunciation

/plʲɪnˈt͡ɕatə t͡ɕɪʃʊjˈt͡ɕatɨj/

Stress

0100101

Morphemes

плен- + чат- / чешуй- + -чатый

The word 'пленчато-чешуйчатый' is a complex Russian adjective meaning 'membranous-scaly'. It's syllabified based on the open syllable principle, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is formed through compounding and suffixation, and its syllable structure is consistent with other similar Russian words.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Membranous-scaly; having a structure resembling both a membrane and scales.

    Membranous-scaly

    “Кожа змеи была пленчато-чешуйчатая.”

    syn:перепончато-чешуйчатый
    ant:гладкий

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ча' in 'пленчато').

Syllables

7
плен/plʲɪn/
ча/t͡ɕa/
то/tə/
че/t͡ɕɪ/
шуй/ʃʊj/
ча/t͡ɕa/
тый/tɨj/

плен — Open syllable, palatalization of /п/.. ча — Open syllable.. то — Open syllable.. че — Open syllable.. шуй — Open syllable.. ча — Open syllable.. тый — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.

Word Parts

pre

плен-

From 'пленить' (plenit') - to captivate, imprison; functions as a base for 'membrane-like'.

root

чат- / чешуй-

чат- related to 'частый' (chastyj) - frequent, dense; чешуй- from 'чешуя' (chesuya) - scale.

suf

-чатый

Adjective-forming suffix denoting having the quality of something.

Similar Words

мно­го­слож­ныйбес­чис­лен­ныйдву­сто­рон­ний

Open Syllable Principle

Russian prefers syllables to end in a vowel. Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if followed by a vowel.

Final Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters at the end of a word form a closed syllable.

Palatalization

Consonants can become palatalized before certain vowels, affecting pronunciation and potentially syllable boundaries.

  • The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of root boundaries.
  • Vowel reduction can occur in unstressed syllables, but does not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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