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hommes-grenouilles

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5 syllables
18 characters
French
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5syllables

hommesgrenouilles

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hom-mes-gre-noui-lles

Pronunciation

/ɔm.ɡʁə.nœj/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

homme, grenouille + -s

The compound noun 'hommes-grenouilles' is divided into five syllables: hom-mes-gre-noui-lles. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word consists of two roots ('homme' and 'grenouille') and a plural suffix. Syllabification follows the vowel-consonant rule, avoiding breaking consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Military divers trained to swim underwater.

    Frogmen

    “Les hommes-grenouilles ont effectué une mission secrète.”

    syn:plongeurs de combat

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable ('-ouilles') as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
hom/ɔm/
mes/mɛ/
gre/ɡʁə/
noui/nœj/
lles/lɛs/

hom — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. mes — Open syllable.. gre — Open syllable, schwa.. noui — Closed syllable, diphthong.. lles — Closed syllable.

Word Parts

root

homme, grenouille

homme (Latin homō), grenouille (uncertain origin)

suf

-s

Indicates plural (masculine/feminine), Latin origin

Similar Words

pom­mes­fri­tespor­te­mon­na­iechas­se­nei­ge

Vowel-Consonant Rule

Syllables are divided before consonants following a vowel.

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable.

  • The hyphen indicates a compound structure but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Pronunciation of nasal vowels requires attention.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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