Hyphenation ofпопустительствующими

Linguistic Analysis of "попустительствующими" (popustitel'stvuyushchimi)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "попустительствующими" is a Russian adjective in the instrumental plural form. It's a relatively long word, derived from the verb "попустительствовать" (popustitel'stvovat') meaning "to indulge, to connive at." Pronunciation involves several vowel reductions typical of unstressed syllables in Russian.

2. Syllable Division:

Following Russian syllabification rules, the word breaks down as follows (using only original letters):

по-пу-сти-тель-ству-ю-щи-ми

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: по- (po-) - Slavic origin, prefix indicating the beginning of an action or a slight degree.
• Root: -пусти- (-pusti-) - Slavic origin, related to "пустить" (pustit') - to let, to allow.
• Suffixes: -тель- (-tel') - Slavic origin, forms nouns denoting agents or those who perform an action. -ству- (-stvu-) - Slavic origin, forms abstract nouns or nouns denoting a manner of action. -ющ- (-yushch-) - Slavic origin, forms present active participle. -ими (-imi) - Slavic origin, instrumental plural ending.

4. Stress Identification:

The stress falls on the sixth syllable: по-пу-сти-тель-ству-ю-щи-ми.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/pəpʊstʲɪˈtʲelʲstvʊjʊɕːɪmʲɪ/

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

• по- /pə/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. No consonant clusters prevent separation.
• пу- /pʊ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Same as above.
• сти- /stʲɪ/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant cluster "ст" is permissible at the beginning of a syllable.
• тель- /tʲelʲ/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant cluster "ть" is permissible.
• ству- /stvʊ/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant cluster "ств" is permissible.
• ю- /jʊ/ - Open syllable. Rule: "ю" after a consonant forms a syllable nucleus.
• щи- /ɕːɪ/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Long soft consonant "щ" forms a syllable peak.
• ми- /mʲɪ/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant "м" followed by vowel "и".

7. Edge Case Review:

Russian syllabification generally avoids leaving consonants stranded at the beginning of a syllable unless they form a permissible cluster. The clusters "ст", "ть", and "ств" are all acceptable syllable-initial clusters.

8. Grammatical Role:

As an adjective, the syllabification remains consistent. If it were a verb (hypothetically, a form of "попустительствовать"), the stress and potentially the syllabification could shift depending on the conjugation.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: Indulging, conniving, permissive.
• Part of Speech: Adjective (Instrumental Plural)
• Translation: Indulging, permissive, conniving.
• Synonyms: снисходительными (snishoditel'nymi) - lenient, терпимыми (terpimymi) - tolerant.
• Antonyms: строгими (strogimi) - strict, требовательными (trebovatel'nymi) - demanding.
• Example: "Они были попустительствующими к его проступкам." (Oni byli popustitel'stvuyushchimi k ego prostupkam.) - "They were indulgent towards his misdeeds."

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

While the standard pronunciation is as transcribed, some regional variations might exhibit slight vowel reduction differences, but these wouldn't significantly alter the syllabification.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• помощь (pomoshch') - help: по-мощь. Similar syllable structure with permissible consonant clusters.
• ответственность (otvetstvennost') - responsibility: от-вет-ствен-ность. Similar complex structure with multiple suffixes.
• общество (obshchestvo) - society: об-ще-ство. Similar consonant clusters and vowel reduction patterns.

The differences lie in the specific consonant clusters and the length of the word, but the underlying syllabification principles remain consistent.