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interdépartementale

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8 syllables
19 characters
French
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8syllables

interdépartementale

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-dé-par-te-men-ta-le

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.depaʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal/

Stress

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Morphemes

inter- + département + -ale

The word 'interdépartementale' is divided into eight syllables based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'inter-', the root 'département', and the suffix '-ale'. It functions as a feminine adjective meaning 'interdepartmental'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or involving multiple departments (administrative divisions).

    Interdepartmental

    “Une commission interdépartementale a été créée.”

    “La coopération interdépartementale est essentielle.”

    syn:interrégionalpluri-départemental
    ant:localdépartemental

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'), which is typical for French adjectives. All other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

8
in/ɛ̃/
ter/tɛʁ/
dé/de/
par/paʁ/
te/tə/
men/mɑ̃/
ta/tal/
le/lə/

in — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel. Unstressed.. ter — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster. Unstressed.. dé — Open syllable. Unstressed.. par — Closed syllable. Unstressed.. te — Open syllable. Unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel. Primary stressed syllable.. ta — Open syllable. Unstressed.. le — Open syllable. Unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

Latin origin, meaning 'between' or 'among'.

root

département

French origin, ultimately from Latin *departire* meaning 'to divide'. Refers to an administrative division.

suf

-ale

French suffix used to form feminine adjectives.

Similar Words

na­tio­nalré­gio­nalco­mu­nal

Vowel Rule

Syllables are generally divided around vowel sounds, creating open syllables where possible.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex or disrupt the natural flow of pronunciation. The 'rt' cluster is maintained.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable in French adjectives and nouns.

  • The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ does not create an exception to the general syllabification rules.
  • The 'rt' consonant cluster is not broken as it is a common and easily pronounceable sequence in French.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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