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court-circuitant

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “court-circuitant” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

courtcircuitant

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cou-rt-cir-cuit-ant

Pronunciation

/kuʁ.siʁ.ki.tɑ̃/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

court- + circuit- + -ant

The word 'court-circuitant' is divided into five syllables: cou-rt-cir-cuit-ant. It consists of the prefix 'court-', the root 'circuit-', and the suffix '-ant'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows rules maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.

Definitions

Adjective/Present Participle
  1. 1

    Causing a short circuit; short-circuiting.

    Short-circuiting

    “Le dispositif court-circuitant a protégé l'équipement.”

    “Un courant court-circuitant peut endommager l'appareil.”

    syn:à court-circuitdéclenchant un court-circuit
    ant:protégeant contre les courts-circuits

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cuit').

Syllables

5
cou/ku/
rt/ʁt/
cir/siʁ/
cuit/kɥit/
ant/tɑ̃/

cou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. rt — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. cir — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. cuit — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ant — Closed syllable, consonant followed by nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

court-

From Old French 'cort', ultimately from Latin 'curtus' meaning 'short'. Intensifying adverbial function.

root

circuit-

From French 'circuit', from Latin 'circitus' meaning 'around'. Denotes a path or course.

suf

-ant

From Latin '-ans', '-entis'. Present participle, forming an adjective or verb.

Similar Words

im­por­tantdif­fé­rentpar­ti­ci­pant

Maximize Onsets

French prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless they are part of a consonant cluster.

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are often divided after vowels.

  • The /ʁ/ sound can sometimes form a syllable on its own, but is integrated here.
  • Liaison between 'court' and 'circuit' doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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