départementalisations
Syllables
dé-par-te-men-ta-li-sa-tions
Pronunciation
/de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃/
Stress
00000001
Morphemes
dé- + part- + -ations
“Départementalisations” is a French noun divided into eight syllables with stress on the final syllable. It’s morphologically complex, built from Latin roots and suffixes, and syllabified according to standard French vowel-based rules.
Definitions
- 1
The process of decentralizing or breaking down into departments; the creation of departments.
Decentralizations, departmentalizations
“Les départementalisations ont été une réponse à la crise économique.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('tions').
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. par — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. te — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. men — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ta — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. li — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sa — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. tions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by nasal vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-C Rule
A syllable typically ends with a vowel sound.
Vowel-CC Rule
When a vowel is followed by two consonants, the syllable break usually occurs after the vowel.
Consonant Cluster-Vowel Rule
When a consonant cluster is followed by a vowel, the syllable break occurs before the vowel.
- The length and complexity of the word require careful application of syllabification rules. Liaison possibilities with following words exist but do not affect internal syllabification.
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