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intercontinentales

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7 syllables
18 characters
French
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7syllables

intercontinentales

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-con-ti-nen-ta-les

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/

Stress

0001001

Morphemes

inter- + continent- + -ales

“Intercontinentales” is a French adjective meaning “intercontinental”. It is syllabified as in-ter-con-ti-nen-ta-les, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is composed of the prefix “inter-”, the root “continent-”, and the suffix “-ales”. Syllabification follows the open syllable principle and avoids stranded consonants.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or connecting multiple continents.

    Intercontinental

    “Les vols intercontinentales sont souvent longs.”

    “Les intercontinentales sont des compétitions prestigieuses.”

    syn:mondial(e)stranscontinental(es)
    ant:local(es)régional(es)

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ta' in 'con-ti-nen-ta-les').

Syllables

7
in/ɛ̃/
ter/tɛʁ/
con/kɔ̃/
ti/ti/
nen/nɑ̃/
ta/tal/
les/lə/

in — Open syllable, nasal vowel. ter — Closed syllable. con — Open syllable, nasal vowel. ti — Closed syllable. nen — Open syllable, nasal vowel. ta — Closed syllable. les — Open syllable

Word Parts

pre

inter-

Latin origin, meaning 'between' or 'among'

root

continent-

Latin origin (*continens*), meaning 'holding together', 'containing'

suf

-ales

French suffix, plural masculine, derived from Latin

Similar Words

na­tio­na­lescon­ti­nen­ta­lesin­ter­na­tio­na­les

Open Syllable Principle

Syllables generally end in vowels.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they break up a vowel sequence.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are not left isolated between vowels.

  • Silent 's' at the end of the word.
  • Nasal vowels function as syllable nuclei.
  • The 'r' sound is a rhotic consonant and can be part of the syllable nucleus.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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