Words with Root “duc-” in French

The word 'réductionnisme' is divided into five syllables: ré-duc-tion-nis-me. It's a noun of Latin and Greek origin, meaning 'reductionism', with primary stress on the penultimate syllable 'nis'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and handles consonant clusters appropriately. The word shares stress and syllabic patterns with other '-isme' nouns in French.