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псевдодемократический

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8 syllables
21 characters
Russian
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8syllables

псевдодемократический

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

псев-до-де-мо-кра-ти-че-ский

Pronunciation

/psʲɪvˈdɔdʲɪmɐˈkratʲɪt͡ɕɪskʲɪj/

Stress

00100010

Morphemes

псевдо- + демократ- + -ический

The word 'псевдодемократический' is divided into eight syllables based on vowel-initial syllables and sonority hierarchy. It consists of the prefix 'псевдо-', the root 'демократ-', and the suffix '-ический'. The primary stress falls on the third syllable. It's an adjective meaning 'pseudo-democratic'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or resembling democracy but not actually democratic; false or superficial democracy.

    Pseudo-democratic

    “псевдодемократические выборы”

    “псевдодемократический режим”

    syn:формальныйпоказной
    ant:настоящий демократический

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('кра' in 'де-мо-кра́-ти-че-ский').

Syllables

8
псев/psʲɪv/
до/dɔ/
де/dʲɪ/
мо/mɔ/
кра/kratʲ/
ти/tʲɪ/
че/t͡ɕɪ/
ский/skʲɪj/

псев — Open syllable, initial syllable.. до — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. де — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. мо — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. кра — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. ти — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. че — Open syllable, contains a vowel.. ский — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

псевдо-

From Greek *pseudos* meaning 'false, lie'. Negates the root.

root

демократ-

From Greek *dēmokratía* meaning 'rule by the people'.

suf

-ический

Adjectival suffix, denoting belonging to or relating to. Originates from Old Church Slavonic.

Similar Words

де­мо­кра́­ти­яав­то­ма­ти́­че­скийте­о­ре­ти́­че­ский

Vowel-Initial Syllables

Syllables typically begin with a vowel.

Sonority Hierarchy

Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority.

Russian Syllable Structure

Russian syllables generally follow a (C)V(C) structure.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common feature of Russian pronunciation, but does not affect syllable division.
  • Palatalization of consonants before vowels influences pronunciation but not syllable boundaries.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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