In Slovak language there cannot be two following long syllables (with á, é, í, ó, ú, ý) in a word.
Pascalwbbb on
It’s just how it is. If I had to guess, we don’t have 2 long what ever it is called after each other. So efektívný would sound weird.
I guess there is some other rule.
Of course there is exception páví.
Ventisquear on
It’s **the rhytmic rule**. Two long syllables cannot occur consecutively (although some exceptions do exist). Long syllables either have a long vowel – á, é, í, ý, ó, ú or a diphtong ia, ie, iu, ô (uo).
Note that in the words that end with the suffix -ý, the last syllable of the word base is short, e.g.: vynaliezav-, zvedav-, opatrn-
While in the words that end with the suffix -y, the last syllable of the word base has a long vowel , e.g. samotár-, spontánn-, efektív-
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In Slovak language there cannot be two following long syllables (with á, é, í, ó, ú, ý) in a word.
It’s just how it is. If I had to guess, we don’t have 2 long what ever it is called after each other. So efektívný would sound weird.
I guess there is some other rule.
Of course there is exception páví.
It’s **the rhytmic rule**. Two long syllables cannot occur consecutively (although some exceptions do exist). Long syllables either have a long vowel – á, é, í, ý, ó, ú or a diphtong ia, ie, iu, ô (uo).
Note that in the words that end with the suffix -ý, the last syllable of the word base is short, e.g.: vynaliezav-, zvedav-, opatrn-
While in the words that end with the suffix -y, the last syllable of the word base has a long vowel , e.g. samotár-, spontánn-, efektív-