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предводительствовать

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

7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
Enriched
7syllables

предводительствовать

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

пред-во-ди-тель-ство-ва-ть

Pronunciation

/prʲɪdvɐdʲɪˈtʲelʲstvəvətʲ/

Stress

0010101

Morphemes

пред- + вод- + -ть

The word 'предводительствовать' is a complex verb with a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows vowel-centered principles and the sonority sequencing principle, resulting in the division: пред-во-ди-тель-ство-ва-ть. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable. The word means 'to lead' and is a common verb in Russian.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To lead, to guide, to be at the head of, to conduct.

    To lead, to guide

    “Он будет предводительствовать делегацией.”

    “Она предводительствовала хором.”

    syn:руководитьвозглавлять
    ant:следовать

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('-тель-'). The stress pattern is typical for Russian verbs with multiple suffixes.

Syllables

7
пред/prʲɪt/
во/vɐ/
ди/dʲɪ/
тель/tʲelʲ/
ство/stvə/
ва/və/
ть/tʲ/

пред — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. во — Open syllable, contains a reduced vowel.. ди — Open syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. тель — Closed syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.. ство — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. ва — Open syllable, contains a reduced vowel.. ть — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains a palatalized consonant.

Word Parts

pre

пред-

Old Slavic origin, meaning 'before, in front of'. Prefixes are typically separated by a hyphen in morphemic analysis.

root

вод-

Proto-Slavic *voditi, meaning 'to lead, to drive'. The root carries the core semantic meaning.

suf

-ть

Slavic infinitive verb ending. Marks the verb as an infinitive.

Similar Words

ру­ко­во­ди­тель­ство­ва­тьвоз­глав­ля́тьу­прав­ля́ть

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Each syllable contains a vowel sound. This is a fundamental rule of Russian syllabification.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonants are assigned to syllables based on their sonority, with sonorants often belonging to the following syllable.

Prefix/Suffix Boundaries

Syllable division frequently occurs at the boundaries between prefixes and suffixes.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables does not affect the orthographic syllable division.
  • The consonant cluster 'д-т' is resolved based on the intervening vowel.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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