goutteàgoutte
The adverb 'goutte-à-goutte' is divided into five syllables: gout-te-à-gout-te. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's a compound phrase derived from the noun 'goutte' (drop) and the preposition 'à'. Syllable division follows standard French rules of vowel and consonant sequencing.
Definitions
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Slowly, drop by drop, little by little.
Drop by drop
“L'eau coulait goutte-à-goutte.”
“Il économisait goutte-à-goutte pour acheter une voiture.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable ('te') of the phrase.
Syllables
gout — Open syllable, stressed.. te — Closed syllable, unstressed.. à — Open syllable, linking element.. gout — Open syllable, stressed.. te — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
A syllable begins with a vowel sound.
Consonant-Final Syllable
A syllable ends with a consonant sound.
Single Vowel Syllable
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
- The hyphenated structure requires treating the entire phrase as a single unit for stress assignment.
- The preposition 'à' is not elided in this fixed phrase.
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