arrièrebouches
“arrière-bouches” is a French noun meaning 'back of the mouth'. It's syllabified as a-rri-è-re-bou-ches, with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and consonant cluster preservation.
Definitions
Stress pattern
French generally stresses the final syllable of a word. The primary stress falls on the syllable 'ches'.
Syllables
a — Open syllable, vowel onset. rri — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. è — Open syllable, vowel onset. re — Closed syllable, vowel onset. bou — Open syllable, vowel onset. ches — Closed syllable, consonant cluster
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
French syllables generally center around vowel sounds. Each vowel (or vowel digraph) typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together as part of the onset or coda of a syllable, unless they are complex and involve a sonorant consonant.
- The compound nature of the word requires careful consideration of the boundaries between the prefix and the root.
- Liaison possibilities are not reflected in the syllabification.
- The pronunciation of the 'r' sound can vary regionally.
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