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пояснично-крестцовый

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
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7syllables

поясничнокрестцовый

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

по-яс-нич-но-крест-цо-вый

Pronunciation

/pɐˈjæsnʲɪt͡ɕnə kʲrʲɪsˈt͡sovɨj/

Stress

0100100

Morphemes

поясничн- + крестц- + -ый

The word 'пояснично-крестцовый' is a complex Russian adjective describing the lumbosacral region. It is syllabified into seven syllables (по-яс-нич-но-крест-цо-вый) based on the sonority principle, consonant cluster resolution, and the presence of linking vowels. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('крест'). The word is morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and suffix, all with traceable etymological origins.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the lumbosacral region; lumbosacral.

    Lumbosacral

    “пояснично-крестцовый отдел позвоночника – the lumbosacral region of the spine”

    “пояснично-крестцовый радикулит – lumbosacral radiculitis”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable: крест. Russian stress is unpredictable and must be learned for each word.

Syllables

7
по/pɐ/
яс/ˈjæs/
нич/nʲɪt͡ɕ/
но/nə/
крест/kʲrʲɪst/
цо/t͡sov/
вый/vɨj/

по — Open syllable, unstressed.. яс — Closed syllable, stressed.. нич — Closed syllable, unstressed.. но — Open syllable, unstressed, linking vowel.. крест — Closed syllable, stressed.. цо — Closed syllable, unstressed.. вый — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

поясничн-

Derived from поясница (lumbar region), Proto-Slavic *pojasъ (belt, loin). Denotes relation to the lumbar region.

root

крестц-

From крестец (sacrum), Proto-Slavic *krestъ.

suf

-ый

Adjectival suffix, qualitative adjective.

Similar Words

по­зво­ноч­никкрест­цо­ва­я костьбед­рен­но­под­вздош­ный

Sonority Principle

Syllables are formed to maximize sonority, with vowels forming the syllable nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are generally broken at the point of maximum sonority change.

Linking Vowels

Linking vowels (-о-) create separate syllables.

Morpheme Boundaries

Morpheme boundaries often coincide with syllable boundaries.

  • The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of the rules.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a crucial aspect of pronunciation, but doesn't affect the orthographic syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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