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assurance-maladie

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7 syllables
17 characters
French
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assurancemaladie

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

as-su-ran-ce-ma-la-die

Pronunciation

/a.sy.ʁɑ̃s ma.la.di/

Stress

0000001

Morphemes

assurance, maladie

The word 'assurance-maladie' is syllabified into seven syllables: as-su-ran-ce-ma-la-die. The primary stress falls on the final syllable ('-die'). The word is a compound noun derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-centered division and respecting orthographic boundaries.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Health insurance

    Health insurance

    “J'ai une assurance-maladie.”

    “Il faut souscrire une assurance-maladie.”

    syn:couverture santémutuelle

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the final syllable of 'maladie' ('-die'). French stress is generally weaker than in English.

Syllables

7
as/a/
su/sy/
ran/ʁɑ̃/
ce/s/
ma/ma/
la/la/
die/di/

as — Open syllable, containing a single vowel sound.. su — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. ran — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a consonant. Nasalization affects the vowel quality.. ce — Open syllable, containing a single vowel sound.. ma — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. la — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. die — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Receives primary stress.

Word Parts

root

assurance, maladie

Both roots are derived from Latin: 'assurance' from 'assicurare' and 'maladie' from 'maladia'.

Similar Words

as­su­ran­ce­viema­la­die kʁo­ni­queʁɛ­spɔ̃­sa­bi­li­té

Vowel-centered Syllabification

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound. This is the primary rule governing syllable division in French.

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex or disrupt the vowel-centered structure.

Hyphenated Compound Respect

The hyphen in the compound word 'assurance-maladie' is respected during syllabification, creating a division point.

  • The liaison between 'assurance' and 'maladie' in spoken French does not affect the orthographic syllabification.
  • Nasal vowels require careful consideration as they influence syllable structure and pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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