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allégoriquement

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “allégoriquement” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

allégoriquement

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

al-lé-go-ri-que-ment

Pronunciation

/a.le.ɡɔ.ʁi.kə.mɑ̃/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

allégo- + gori- + -quement

The word 'allégoriquement' is syllabified as al-lé-go-ri-que-ment, with stress on 'ri'. It's an adverb formed from Greek and Latin roots with standard French syllabification rules applied.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that is allegorical; metaphorically.

    Allegorically, metaphorically.

    “Il a interprété le poème allégoriquement.”

    “L'artiste a utilisé des symboles allégoriquement.”

    syn:métaphoriquementsymboliquement
    ant:littéralement

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ri').

Syllables

6
al/al/
lé/le/
go/ɡɔ/
ri/ʁi/
que/kə/
ment/mɑ̃/

al — Open syllable, initial syllable.. lé — Closed syllable, contains a closed mid vowel.. go — Open syllable.. ri — Closed syllable, primary stress.. que — Open syllable.. ment — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

allégo-

From Greek *allegoria*, meaning 'speaking otherwise', metaphorical speech. Forms an adverb.

root

gori-

From Greek *goria*, meaning 'assembly, speech'.

suf

-quement

French adverbial suffix, derived from Latin *-mente*. Creates an adverb.

Similar Words

par­ti­cu­liè­re­mentgé­né­ra­le­mentac­tu­el­le­ment

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Syllable division occurs before each vowel.

Maximize Onsets

Syllables are formed to maximize the number of consonants in the onset position.

  • The 'é' in 'lé' is a closed mid vowel, but doesn't trigger a separate syllable.
  • The nasal vowel 'ɑ̃' in 'ment' is a single syllable despite its complex articulation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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