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почтово-сберегательный

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

8 syllables
22 characters
Russian
Enriched
8syllables

почтовосберегательный

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

по-что-во-сбе-ре-га-тель-ный

Pronunciation

/pɐˈt͡ɕitvə‿sbʲɪrʲɪˈɡatʲɪlʲnɨj/

Stress

00000011

Morphemes

по- + что-во-сберега- + -тель-ный

The word 'почтово-сберегательный' is a complex Russian adjective meaning 'postal savings'. It's syllabified as по-что-во-сбе-ре-га-тель-ный, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a prefix, root, and suffixes, and exhibits typical Russian phonological features like vowel reduction and consonant palatalization.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to postal savings; postal savings-related.

    Postal savings

    почтово-сберегательный банк

    почтово-сберегательный вклад

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('га' in 'сбе-ре-га́-тель-ный').

Syllables

8
по/pɐ/
что/t͡ɕto/
во/və/
сбе/sbʲɪ/
ре/rʲɪ/
га/ɡɐ/
тель/tʲɪlʲ/
ный/nɨj/

по Open syllable, unstressed.. что Open syllable, unstressed.. во Open syllable, unstressed.. сбе Closed syllable, unstressed.. ре Open syllable, unstressed.. га Open syllable, unstressed.. тель Closed syllable, unstressed.. ный Closed syllable, stressed.

Maximizing Onsets

Consonant clusters are broken up to create syllables with a consonant-vowel structure where possible.

Vowel Reduction

Unstressed vowels are reduced to /ɐ/ or /ə/.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a key feature of Russian pronunciation.
  • Palatalization of consonants influences syllable structure and pronunciation.
  • The linking vowel 'о' in 'чтово' functions as a connecting element within the compound.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025
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