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antidiphtériques

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

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

antidiptériques

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

an-ti-dip-té-ri-ques

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.ti.dip.te.ʁik/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

anti- + diphthér- + -iques

The word 'antidiphtériques' is divided into six syllables: an-ti-dip-té-ri-ques. Stress falls on the final syllable '-ques'. It's an adjective formed from the prefix 'anti-', the root 'diphthér-', and the suffix '-iques'. Syllabification follows the open syllable principle and consonant cluster rules common in French.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or used to prevent or treat diphtheria.

    Antidiphtheric

    “Les vaccins antidiphtériques sont essentiels.”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ques', which is the primary stressed syllable.

Syllables

6
an/ɑ̃/
ti/ti/
dip/dip/
té/te/
ri/ʁi/
ques/kə/

an — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ti — Closed syllable.. dip — Closed syllable.. té — Open syllable.. ri — Closed syllable.. ques — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

anti-

Greek origin, meaning 'against'.

root

diphthér-

Greek origin, from *diphtheros* meaning 'bark'.

suf

-iques

Latin/French origin, adjectival suffix forming plural adjectives.

Similar Words

mag­né­ti­quescri­ti­quespo­li­ti­ques

Open Syllable Principle

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are complex and involve a sonorant consonant.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress falls on the final syllable of the word.

  • The 'pt' cluster is treated as a unit within a syllable, reflecting common French phonotactics.
  • The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of the rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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