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подполковник-инженер

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
Enriched
7syllables

подполковникинженер

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

под-пол-ков-ник-ин-же-нер

Pronunciation

/pɐd.pɐlˈkov.nʲɪk ɪn.ʐɨˈnʲer/

Stress

0010001

Morphemes

под- + полковник + -инженер

The word 'подполковник-инженер' is a compound noun syllabified according to the open syllable principle and rules for consonant clusters. Stress falls on 'ков' in the first part and 'нер' in the second. It's a specific military rank combining a position and specialization.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A military rank combining the position of lieutenant colonel with the specialization of an engineer.

    Lieutenant Colonel-Engineer

    Подполковник-инженер Иванов руководил строительством моста.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable of 'подполковник' (ков) and the last syllable of 'инженер' (нер).

Syllables

7
под/pɐd/
пол/pɐl/
ков/kov/
ник/nʲɪk/
ин/ɪn/
же/ʐɨ/
нер/nʲer/

под Open syllable, unstressed.. пол Open syllable, unstressed.. ков Closed syllable, stressed.. ник Closed syllable, unstressed.. ин Open syllable, unstressed.. же Open syllable, unstressed.. нер Closed syllable, stressed.

Open Syllable Principle

Russian favors syllables ending in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken up to create permissible syllable structures.

Hyphenated Compounds

Each part of a hyphenated compound is syllabified independently.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • Borrowed element 'инженер' follows Russian phonological adaptation rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025
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