cinquantetrois
The word 'cinquante-trois' is divided into four syllables: cin-quan-te-trois. It consists of a numeral prefix 'cinq-', a root 'quant-', a suffix '-e', and the root 'trois'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the rule of vowel-as-nucleus and maximizing onsets, with special consideration for nasal vowels.
Definitions
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Fifty-three
Fifty-three
“J'ai cinquante-trois ans.”
“Il y a cinquante-trois élèves dans la classe.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the last syllable, 'trois', following the general French stress pattern.
Syllables
cin — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus, unstressed.. quan — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, schwa vowel nucleus, unstressed.. trois — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel as Syllable Nucleus
Every vowel (including nasal vowels) forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Maximize Onsets
Syllables attempt to maximize their onsets (consonant sounds at the beginning).
- Nasal vowels /ɛ̃/ and /ɑ̃/ function as syllable nuclei.
- The hyphen is a writing convention and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Liaison doesn't affect the underlying syllabification.
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