Words with Root “proté” in French

The word 'nucléoprotéines' is divided into seven syllables: nu-clé-o-pro-té-i-nes. Stress falls on the final syllable '-nes'. It's a noun composed of a Latin-derived prefix ('nuclé-'), a Greek-derived root ('proté-'), and a Latin-derived suffix ('-ines'). Syllabification follows vowel-based division rules and avoids stranded consonants.