courtcircuités
The word 'court-circuités' is divided into five syllables: cour-t-cir-cuit-és. It consists of the prefix 'court-', the root 'circuit-', and the suffix '-és'. The primary stress falls on the final syllable. Syllable division follows French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.
Definitions
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Interrupted or short-circuited (electrical circuits).
Short-circuited
“Les fils électriques étaient court-circuités.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'és', typical for French words with suffixes.
Syllables
cour — Open syllable, onset with /k/ and /ʁ/.. t — Closed syllable, single consonant.. cir — Closed syllable, onset with /s/ and /ʁ/.. cuit — Open syllable, onset with /k/ and glide /ɥ/.. és — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Maximizing Onsets
French syllable structure favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset.
Avoiding Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left isolated as syllables.
Vowel-Centric Syllables
Each syllable typically contains a vowel sound.
- Liaison between 'court' and 'circuit' is a phonetic phenomenon, not structural.
- Potential elision of 't' in rapid speech.
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