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hydro-électricité

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

7 syllables
17 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “hydro-électricité” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

hydroélectricité

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hy-dro-é-lec-tri-ci-té

Pronunciation

/i.dʁɔ.e.lek.tʁi.si.te/

Stress

0010001

Morphemes

hydro- + électri- + -cité

The word 'hydro-électricité' is divided into seven syllables: hy-dro-é-lec-tri-ci-té. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from Greek and Latin roots, denoting electricity generated from hydropower. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel nuclei and allowing consonant clusters within syllables.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Electricity generated from hydropower.

    Hydroelectricity

    “La France investit massivement dans l'hydro-électricité.”

    “L'hydro-électricité est une source d'énergie renouvelable.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('é-lec-tri-ci-té').

Syllables

7
hy/i/
dro/dʁɔ/
é/e/
lec/lek/
tri/tʁi/
ci/si/
té/te/

hy — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. dro — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. é — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. lec — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'lc'.. tri — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tr'. ci — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. té — Closed syllable, consonant 't' closes the syllable.

Vowel Nucleus

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.

Consonant Clusters

Permissible consonant clusters are maintained within syllables.

  • Liaison between 'hydro' and 'électricité' does not affect internal syllable division.
  • Consonant clusters (*lc*, *tr*) are common in French and do not pose a significant challenge.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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