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поступательно-прогрессивный

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9 syllables
27 characters
Russian
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9syllables

поступательнопрогрессивный

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

по-сту-па-тель-но-про-грес-сив-ный

Pronunciation

/pəstʊpɐˈtʲelʲnə prɐˈɡrʲesːɪvnɨj/

Stress

001000100

Morphemes

по- + ступа- + -тельн-

The word 'поступательно-прогрессивный' is a complex adjective syllabified based on the sonority peak principle, avoiding consonant clusters at syllable boundaries, and accounting for vowel reduction. It's a compound word with a prefix, two roots, suffixes, and an adjectival ending. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the second component.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Gradual and progressive; developing in stages.

    gradual-progressive

    “поступательно-прогрессивные изменения”

    syn:постепенныйпрогрессивный
    ant:реакционныйконсервативный

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable from the end ('сив' - siv) within the 'прогрессивный' component.

Syllables

9
по/pə/
сту/stʊ/
па/pɐ/
тель/tʲelʲ/
но/nə/
про/prə/
грес/ɡrʲes/
сив/sɪv/
ный/nɨj/

по — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. сту — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. па — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, unstressed.. тель — Closed syllable, palatalization.. но — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, unstressed.. про — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. грес — Closed syllable, palatalization.. сив — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.. ный — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

по-

Slavic origin, indicates direction/initiation

root

ступа-

Slavic origin, from 'ступать' (stupat') - to step, to proceed

suf

-тельн-

Slavic origin, forms adverbial suffix

Similar Words

по­сто­ян­ныйпро­грес­сив­ныйес­тес­твен­ный

Sonority Peak Principle

Each syllable aims to have a vowel or diphthong as its nucleus, maximizing sonority.

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

Russian generally avoids consonant clusters at syllable boundaries, though initial clusters are permitted.

Vowel Reduction

Unstressed vowels are reduced in pronunciation.

  • The hyphenated structure of the compound word. Linking vowel 'о'. Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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