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предводительствующему

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

8 syllables
21 characters
Russian
Enriched
8syllables

предводительствующему

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

пред-во-ди-тель-ству-ю-ще-му

Pronunciation

/prʲɪdvɐdʲɪˈtʲelʲstvʊjʊɕːɪmʊ/

Stress

00010000

Morphemes

пред- + води- + -тель-ству-ющ-ему

The word 'предводительствующему' is a complex dative singular masculine present active participle. Syllabification follows Russian rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding single-consonant syllables, resulting in the division: пред-во-ди-тель-ству-ю-ще-му. The primary stress falls on the syllable '-ству-'. The word is morphologically complex, containing a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes.

Definitions

participle
  1. 1

    Leading, guiding, presiding over.

    To the one who is leading, to the leader.

    “Вопросы были адресованы предводительствующему отряду.”

    syn:руководящемууправляющему
    ant:ведомомуподчиняющемуся

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the syllable 'ству' (stvu-), the fifth syllable in the word.

Syllables

8
пред/prʲɪt/
во/vɐ/
ди/dʲɪ/
тель/tʲelʲ/
ству/stvʊ/
ю/jʊ/
ще/ɕːɪ/
му/mʊ/

пред — Open syllable, initial syllable, palatalized consonant.. во — Open syllable, vowel reduction possible.. ди — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. тель — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. ству — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ю — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. ще — Open syllable, long soft consonant.. му — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

пред-

Old Slavic, meaning 'before', 'leading', directional.

root

води-

From 'вести' (vesti) - to lead, Indo-European root *wed-.

suf

-тель-ству-ющ-ему

Combination of agent suffix, activity suffix, participle suffix, and dative case ending.

Similar Words

ру­ко­во­ди­тельу­чи­тельдей­стви­тель­но

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonants are grouped to maximize sonority within a syllable.

Avoidance of Single-Consonant Syllables

Russian generally avoids syllables consisting of only a single consonant.

Maximizing Onsets

Syllables tend to begin with as many consonants as phonotactically allowed.

  • The length of the word and multiple suffixes create a complex structure.
  • Palatalization of consonants before 'е' and 'ю' influences pronunciation but doesn't affect syllable division.
  • Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables in some regional variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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