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extrême-orientale

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

8 syllables
17 characters
French
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8syllables

extrêmeorientale

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ex-trê-me-o-ri-en-ta-le

Pronunciation

/ɛk.stʁɛm.ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/

Stress

00000011

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

adjective
  1. 1

    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

8
ex/ɛk/
trê/tʁɛ/
me/mɛ/
o/ɔ/
ri/ʁi/
en/ɑ̃/
ta/ta/
le/lə/

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

pre

extrême

From Latin *extremus*, intensifier.

root

orient

From Latin *oriens*, meaning 'east'.

suf

ale

From Latin *-alis*, adjective forming suffix.

Similar Words

na­tio­na­leo­ri­gi­na­lecɛ̃­tral

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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