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anticléricalismes

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7 syllables
17 characters
French
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7syllables

anticléricalismes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

an-ti-clé-ri-cal-is-mes

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.ti.kle.ʁi.kal.izm/

Stress

0000011

Morphemes

anti- + clérical + -ismes

The word 'anticléricalismes' is divided into seven syllables based on French syllabification rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding breaking consonant clusters. The stress falls on the final syllable '-ismes'. The word is a noun with Latin and Greek origins, meaning 'anti-clericalism(s)'. Syllable division is consistent with similar words sharing the '-ismes' suffix.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Doctrines or beliefs opposing the clergy or the influence of the church.

    Anti-clericalism(s)

    “Les mouvements anticlericalismes se sont développés au XIXe siècle.”

    syn:Opposition au clergéantithéisme (in some contexts)
    ant:Cléricalismesoutien au clergé

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ismes'. The stress is relatively weak in French, more a matter of prominence than a strong accent.

Syllables

7
an/ɑ̃/
ti/ti/
clé/kle/
ri/ʁi/
cal/kal/
is/izm/
mes/məs/

an — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel.. ti — Open syllable, containing a high front unrounded vowel.. clé — Closed syllable, containing a lateral approximant and a high front rounded vowel.. ri — Open syllable, containing a uvular fricative and a high front unrounded vowel.. cal — Closed syllable, containing a velar nasal and a low back rounded vowel.. is — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a voiced alveolar fricative.. mes — Closed syllable, containing a bilabial nasal and a schwa.

Word Parts

pre

anti-

Latin origin, meaning 'against'.

root

clérical

Latin origin (*clericalis*), relating to the clergy.

suf

-ismes

Greek origin (via French), denoting a doctrine or belief. '-s' marks pluralization.

Similar Words

an­ti­con­sti­tu­tion­nel­le­mentin­ter­na­tio­na­lismca­pi­ta­lism

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel sound are generally open (e.g., 'an', 'ti', 'ri').

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex (e.g., 'clé').

Vowel Groupings

Vowel groupings are separated into syllables based on pronunciation (e.g., 'i-cal').

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable.

  • The schwa sound /ə/ in 'ismes' can sometimes be elided in rapid speech, but it is present in the standard pronunciation.
  • The 'cl' consonant cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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