électrocardiogrammes
Syllables
é-lec-tro-car-dio-gram-mes
Pronunciation
/e.lek.tʁo.kaʁ.di.ɔ.ɡʁam.mə/
Stress
0000001
Morphemes
électro- + cardio-gramme + -s
The word 'électrocardiogrammes' is divided into seven syllables based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is composed of Greek and French morphemes indicating electrical heart recordings. Syllabification follows standard French rules, with the 'ct' cluster being a notable exception.
Definitions
- 1
Recordings of the electrical activity of the heart.
Electrocardiograms
“Les médecins ont analysé les électrocardiogrammes du patient.”
“Les électrocardiogrammes ont révélé une arythmie.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-mes' as is typical in French.
Syllables
é — Open syllable, initial vowel.. lec — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ct' remains intact.. tro — Open syllable, vowel following a consonant.. car — Open syllable, initial vowel.. dio — Open syllable, vowel following a consonant.. gram — Closed syllable, consonant following a vowel.. mes — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.
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Vowel Initial Syllable
Every vowel sound initiates a new syllable.
Consonant Following Vowel
A consonant following a vowel typically forms a syllable boundary.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are easily pronounceable as separate syllables.
- The 'ct' cluster is a common exception and remains within the syllable.
- The uvular 'r' sound does not affect syllabification.
- Stress is consistently on the final syllable in French.
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