antépénultièmes
Syllables
an-té-pé-nul-tiè-mes
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.te.pe.nyl.tjɛm/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
ante- + pénult- + -s
The word 'antépénultièmes' is divided into six syllables: an-té-pé-nul-tiè-mes. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun with Latin roots, meaning 'antepenultimate'. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks.
Definitions
- 1
The second-to-last in a series; the antepenultimate.
Antepenultimate
“Les antépénultièmes pages du livre étaient les plus intéressantes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ultièmes'.
Syllables
an — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. té — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. pé — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. nul — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'lt' treated as a unit.. tiè — Open syllable, 'ti' digraph.. mes — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus followed by consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are generally divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster Treatment
Pronounceable consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable.
Nasal Vowel Nucleus
Nasal vowels form the nucleus of a syllable.
- The 'lt' consonant cluster in 'pénultièmes' could theoretically be split, but is generally kept together in French syllabification.
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