incompressibles
Syllables
in-com-pres-si-bles
Pronunciation
/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.si.bl(ə)l/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
in- + compress + -ible
The word 'incompressibles' is divided into five syllables: in-com-pres-si-bles. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel nuclei and permissible consonant clusters. The word is morphologically complex, derived from Latin roots with a prefix, root, and suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
Things that cannot be compressed; substances or materials that resist compression.
Incompressibles
“Les fluides incompressibles sont utilisés dans les simulations.”
“L'eau est considérée comme un fluide incompressible.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-bles'. Secondary stress is possible on the penultimate syllable, but is less pronounced.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /ɛ̃/.. com — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /ɔ̃/.. pres — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /ɛ/.. si — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /i/.. bles — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus /ə/, closed by /l/.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are allowed at the beginning and end of syllables, unless they are overly complex.
- Potential elision of the schwa /ə/ in the final syllable in rapid speech.
- Nasal vowels can sometimes present challenges in syllabification, but function as nuclei here.
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