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Words with Root “calcitr-” in French
Browse French words sharing the root “calcitr-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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calcitr- Latin origin, meaning 'to kick back, resist'.
récalcitrantes
5 syllables14 letters
ré·cal·ci·tran·tes
/ʁe.kal.si.tʁɑ̃t/
adjective
The word 'récalcitrantes' is divided into five syllables: ré-cal-ci-tran-tes. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 're-', the root 'calcitr-', and the suffix '-antes'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-final syllables and consonant cluster maintenance.