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antipoliomyélitique

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8 syllables
19 characters
French
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8syllables

antipoliomyélitique

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

an-ti-po-lio-myé-li-ti-que

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.ti.pɔ.lja.ɔ.me.li.ti.k/

Stress

00000001

Morphemes

anti- + polio- + -myélitique

The word 'antipoliomyélitique' is an eight-syllable French adjective with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant division rules, with the 'io' sequence treated as two separate syllables. It's composed of the prefix 'anti-', the root 'polio-', and the suffix '-myélitique'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the prevention or treatment of poliomyelitis.

    Anti-polio, anti-poliomyelitis

    “Un vaccin antipoliomyélitique”

    “La campagne antipoliomyélitique”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-tique', which is typical for French adjectives. All other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

8
an/ɑ̃/
ti/ti/
po/pɔ/
lio/lja/
myé/me/
li/li/
ti/ti/
que/k/

an — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ti — Open syllable, vowel sound.. po — Open syllable, vowel sound.. lio — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant cluster.. myé — Open syllable, vowel sound.. li — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ti — Open syllable, vowel sound.. que — Closed syllable, consonant sound.

Word Parts

pre

anti-

Greek origin, meaning 'against, opposed to'. Prefixes typically modify the meaning of the root.

root

polio-

Greek origin, referring to grey matter and poliomyelitis. Forms the core meaning.

suf

-myélitique

Derived from 'myélie' (spinal cord) and '-ique' (adjectival suffix). Creates an adjective.

Similar Words

é­co­no­miquepa­tho­lo­giquechi­mique

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are typically divided after each vowel sound, especially when followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they can be naturally pronounced as separate syllables (which is not the case here).

  • The 'io' sequence in 'polio' could potentially be diphthongized, but is generally pronounced as two syllables in this context.
  • The final '-ique' suffix follows standard adjectival pronunciation rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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