gardesbarières
The compound noun 'gardes-barrières' is divided into five syllables: gar-des-ba-riè-res. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is composed of the root 'gard-' (to guard) and 'barrière' (barrier), with a plural suffix '-s'. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule and maintains consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
People responsible for operating and maintaining railroad crossings.
Railroad crossing guards, level crossing keepers
“Les gardes-barrières surveillent attentivement le passage des trains.”
“La sécurité des passages à niveau dépend des gardes-barrières.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable, '-rières'.
Syllables
gar — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. des — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. ba — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. riè — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. res — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable contains a vowel sound as its nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within syllables unless they are overly complex.
- The liaison between 'gardes' and 'barrières' affects pronunciation but not syllabification.
- The hyphen does not create a syllable break.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in French
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- outside
- orientatrice
- vandalisera
- sufisamment
- abjures
- abjurez
- abjurer
- abjurée
- abjurât
- abjuras
- abjurai
- abjecte
- abjects
- abîmiez
- abîmons
- abîmées
- abîment
- abîmera
- abîmant
- abîmais