demipensionnaire
Syllables
de-mi-pen-sion-naire
Pronunciation
/də.mi.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃.nɛʁ/
Stress
00011
Morphemes
demi- + pension- + -naire
The word 'demi-pensionnaire' is divided into five syllables: de-mi-pen-sion-naire. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sion'. It's a noun of Latin origin, meaning 'half-boarder'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-initial and vowel-final syllable division, maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
A student who attends a school but lives at home, paying for meals only. Also, a boarder who pays only for meals.
Half-boarder, day student (with meals)
“Il est un demi-pensionnaire au lycée.”
“Les demi-pensionnaires déjeunent à la cantine.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sion'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mi — Open syllable.. pen — Nasal vowel syllable.. sion — Nasal vowel syllable with consonant cluster, stressed syllable.. naire — Syllable ending in a consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllable division occurs before each vowel.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Vowel-Final Syllable
Syllable division occurs after a vowel.
- Nasal vowels /ɑ̃/ and /ɔ̃/ are treated as single phonemes within the syllable.
- The uvular 'r' sound in standard French can affect the perception of syllable boundaries.
- Liaison does not affect the underlying syllabic structure.
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