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arrière-grands-pères

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6 syllables
20 characters
French
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6syllables

arrièregrandspères

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

a-rriè-re-grands-pè-res

Pronunciation

/a.ʁjɛʁ.ɡʁɑ̃.pɛʁ/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

arrière- + grands + pères

The word 'arrière-grands-pères' is divided into syllables based on vowel sounds and French phonological rules. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is a compound noun with Latin origins, referring to great-grandfathers.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Great-grandfathers

    Great-grandfathers

    “Mes arrière-grands-pères étaient des agriculteurs.”

    syn:Aïeuls
    ant:Petits-fils

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-pères' as is typical in French.

Syllables

3
a-rriè-re/a.ʁjɛʁ/
grands/ɡʁɑ̃/
pè-res/pɛʁ/

a-rriè-re — Open syllable followed by a consonant cluster. Closed syllable.. grands — Nasal vowel creates a single syllable.. pè-res — Open syllable followed by a consonant. Closed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

arrière-

Old French, from Latin *ad retro* meaning 'behind', indicates a preceding generation.

root

grands

Old French, from Latin *grandis* meaning 'large, great', denotes generational distance.

suf

pères

Old French, from Latin *pater* meaning 'father', indicates male lineage, plural form.

Similar Words

a­rriè­re­plangrands­pa­rentspè­res­fils

Vowel-based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Sonorant Consonant Rule

Sonorant consonants (like /ʁ/) can begin a syllable.

Nasal Vowel Rule

Nasal vowels typically form a single syllable.

  • Potential for liaison between 'grands' and 'pères'.
  • Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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