couchesculottes
The word 'couches-culottes' is a compound noun syllabified into cou-ches-cu-lot-tes. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of 'couches' (absorption) and 'culottes' (shorts). Syllabification follows vowel-nucleus and consonant-closure rules, with potential for liaison.
Definitions
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Disposable training pants for toddlers.
Training pants, pull-ups
“Il porte des couches-culottes.”
“Nous avons acheté un paquet de couches-culottes.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('tes') of the compound noun, following standard French stress patterns.
Syllables
cou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ches — Closed syllable, consonant 'ch' closes it.. cu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. lot — Closed syllable, consonant 't' closes it.. tes — Closed syllable, consonant 's' closes it.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Closure Rule
Consonants can close a syllable if followed by a vowel sound in the next syllable.
- Hyphenated compound noun structure.
- Potential for liaison between 'couches' and 'culottes'.
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