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extrême-oriental

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6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

extrêmeoriental

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ex-trême-o-ri-en-tal

Pronunciation

/ɛk.stʁɛm.ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

ex- + trême + oriental

The word 'extrême-oriental' is divided into six syllables: ex-trême-o-ri-en-tal. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tal'). It's an adjective of Latin origin, meaning 'relating to the Far East'. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule and consonant cluster rule of French phonology.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the Far East.

    Relating to the Far East.

    “La culture extrême-orientale est fascinante.”

    “Les arts martiaux extrême-orientaux.”

    “Un tapis extrême-oriental.”

    syn:orientald'Extrême-Orient
    ant:occidentalwestern

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
ex/ɛk/
trême/tʁɛm/
o/ɔ/
ri/ʁi/
en/ɑ̃/
tal/tal/

ex — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. trême — Closed syllable, consonant closure.. o — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ri — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. en — Nasal syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. tal — Closed syllable, consonant closure, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

ex-

Latin origin, intensifier.

root

trême

Latin origin, related to 'extreme'.

suf

oriental

Latin origin, adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

na­ti­o­nalo­ri­gi­naltro­pi­cal

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable contains a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained unless complex.

  • Silent 'e' in 'extrême' does not form a separate syllable.
  • Potential liaison between 'extrême' and 'oriental' does not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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