On Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:28 am, "wtsdv" <liberty@...> wrote:
> Does the Russian word 'akvarium' have three,
> or four syllables? If three, is it [ak.va.riwm],
> or [ak.var.jum]? Thanks.
>
> David
I would count four syllables: [ak.va.ri.um]
I think it couldn't be [ak.va.rjum]. In this word, "i-u" are written
with two vowels in Cyrillic, so the "i" isn't a mere glide.