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северо-северо-западный

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9 syllables
22 characters
Russian
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9syllables

северосеверозападный

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

се-ве-ро-се-ве-ро-за-пад-ный

Pronunciation

/sʲɪˈvʲerə sʲɪˈvʲerə zɐˈpadnɨj/

Stress

001001010

Morphemes

северо- + запад + -ный

The word 'северо-северо-западный' is syllabified based on the sonority principle and avoidance of stranded consonants, resulting in nine syllables. It's a compound adjective formed from the prefixes 'северо-', the root 'запад', and the suffix '-ный'. Stress falls on the 'пад' syllable. The syllabification is consistent with other similar Russian adjectives.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the north-northwest direction.

    North-northwesterly

    “Северо-северо-западный ветер принес холод. (Severo-severo-zapadnyy veter prines kholod.) - The north-northwesterly wind brought cold.”

    ant:Юго-восточный (yugo-vostochnyy - southeast)

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable 'пад' (pad) in 'западный'. The first two 'северо-' prefixes are unstressed.

Syllables

9
се/sʲe/
ве/vʲe/
ро/rɐ/
се/sʲe/
ве/vʲe/
ро/rɐ/
за/zɐ/
пад/pad/
ный/nɨj/

се — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel is palatalized due to following palatal consonant.. ве — Open syllable, vowel is palatalized due to following palatal consonant.. ро — Open syllable, vowel reduction occurs in unstressed position.. се — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel is palatalized due to following palatal consonant.. ве — Open syllable, vowel is palatalized due to following palatal consonant.. ро — Open syllable, vowel reduction occurs in unstressed position.. за — Open syllable, vowel reduction occurs in unstressed position.. пад — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ный — Closed syllable, vowel reduction occurs in unstressed position.

Word Parts

pre

северо-

From 'север' (north), indicating direction. Repeated for emphasis.

root

запад

Meaning 'west'.

suf

-ный

Adjectival suffix forming a relative adjective.

Similar Words

се­вер­ныйза­пад­ныйвос­точ­ный

Sonority Principle

Syllables are built around vowel nuclei, with consonants grouped based on their sonority. Higher sonority consonants are more likely to form syllable peaks or codas.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are generally not left alone at the end of a syllable, unless they are sonorant consonants like 'l', 'm', 'n', or 'r'.

Morpheme Boundaries

Syllable boundaries often align with morpheme boundaries (prefix, root, suffix).

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a significant factor in pronunciation, but doesn't alter the syllabification based on orthography.
  • The repetition of 'северо-' doesn't introduce any exceptions to the standard syllabification rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
северо-северо-западный(current)
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