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прихлебательствовать

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7 syllables
20 characters
Russian
Enriched
7syllables

прихлебательствовать

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

при-хле-ба-тель-ство-ва-ть

Pronunciation

/prʲɪxlʲɪbɐˈtʲelʲstvɐvətʲ/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

при- + хлеба- + -ть

The verb 'прихлебательствовать' is syllabified as при-хле-ба-тель-ство-ва-ть, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed through Slavic prefixation and suffixation, denoting the act of scrounging or freeloading.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To scrounge, to live by one's wits, to freeload.

    To scrounge, to live off others.

    “Он всегда старался прихлебательствовать у друзей.”

    “Не прихлебательствовай, а ищи работу!”

    syn:подсовыватьсянахлебывать
    ant:содержатьобеспечивать

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-ство-').

Syllables

7
при/prʲɪ/
хле/xlʲɪ/
ба/bɐ/
тель/tʲelʲ/
ство/stvɐ/
ва/vɐ/
ть/tʲ/

при — Open syllable, initial syllable, palatalized consonant.. хле — Open syllable, palatalized consonant.. ба — Open syllable, unstressed.. тель — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant.. ство — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ва — Open syllable, unstressed.. ть — Closed syllable, final syllable, palatalized consonant.

Word Parts

pre

при-

Slavic origin, adds meaning of 'to' or 'near'.

root

хлеба-

Slavic origin, related to 'bread' (хлеб).

suf

-ть

Slavic origin, infinitive ending.

Similar Words

по­хва­ста­тьсяу­бе­жа́тьпо­чув­ство­вать

Consonant-Vowel Syllabification

Each vowel generally forms a syllable.

Maximizing Onsets

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

Prefix/Suffix Boundaries

Syllable division often occurs at prefix and suffix boundaries.

Palatalization

Palatalized consonants are considered part of the following syllable.

  • The 'ль' cluster is treated as a single syllable-forming unit.
  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables does not affect orthographic syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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