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cardio-vasculaire

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6 syllables
17 characters
French
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6syllables

cardiovasculaire

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

car-dio-vas-cu-lai-re

Pronunciation

/kaʁ.djo.va.sky.lɛʁ/

Stress

010010

Morphemes

cardio- + vascul- + -aire

The word 'cardio-vasculaire' is divided into six syllables: car-dio-vas-cu-lai-re. It's a compound adjective of Greek and Latin origin, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding breaking consonant clusters.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the heart and blood vessels.

    Cardiovascular

    “Les maladies cardio-vasculaires sont fréquentes.”

    “Un système cardio-vasculaire sain.”

    syn:circulatoirecardiaque

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('culaire'). French stress is typically on the final syllable, but longer words can have secondary stresses.

Syllables

6
car/kaʁ/
dio/djo/
vas/va/
cu/sky/
lai/lɛʁ/
re/ʁə/

car — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The 'r' is uvular.. dio — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. A glide is present.. vas — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. cu — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The 'u' is a high front rounded vowel.. lai — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The 'r' is uvular.. re — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Schwa sound.

Word Parts

pre

cardio-

Greek origin (kardia - heart), specifies relating to the heart.

root

vascul-

Latin origin (vasculum - small vessel), relates to blood vessels.

suf

-aire

Latin origin, forms an adjective.

Similar Words

spec­ta­cu­lairepar­ti­cu­liè­re­mentcul­tu­rel

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable contains a vowel sound as its nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex.

Final Consonant Avoidance

French avoids ending a syllable with a single consonant unless it's part of a cluster.

  • The uvular 'r' sound is a key feature of standard French pronunciation.
  • Vowel sequences require careful consideration to ensure accurate syllabification.
  • Liaison and elision can affect pronunciation but not the underlying syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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