extrêmeorientale
Syllables
ex-trê-me-o-ri-en-ta-le
Pronunciation
/ɛk.stʁɛm.ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/
Stress
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Morphemes
extrême + orient + ale
The word 'extrême-orientale' is an adjective with eight syllables, stressed on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, with consonants clustered to following vowels. It's morphologically composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix.
Definitions
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Relating to the Far East.
Relating to the Far East.
“la culture extrême-orientale”
“les arts extrême-orientaux”
syn:d'Extrême-Orient
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'tale'. French adjectives typically have stress on the last syllable.
Syllables
ex — Open syllable, initial syllable.. trê — Open syllable.. me — Open syllable.. o — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. en — Nasal syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. le — Open syllable, schwa sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Clustering
Consonants between vowels are assigned to the following syllable.
- Silent 'e' in 'extrême' does not form a separate syllable.
- Liaison possibilities with following words can affect phonetic realization but not written syllable division.
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