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interdépartementales

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8 syllables
20 characters
French
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8syllables

interdépartementales

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-dé-par-te-men-ta-les

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.depaʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal/

Stress

00000011

Morphemes

inter- + département- + -ales

The word 'interdépartementales' is divided into eight syllables based on vowel sounds and French syllabification rules. It consists of the prefix 'inter-', the root 'département-', and the suffix '-ales'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-les'. The syllabification is consistent with similar French adjectives.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or involving multiple departments.

    Interdepartmental

    “Des réunions interdépartementales ont été organisées.”

    syn:interservicespluri-départementales
    ant:unitairedépartemental

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-les', which is typical for French adjectives. The stress is primary on the last syllable.

Syllables

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

in — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel. The 'n' is part of the nasalization.. ter — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant. 'r' is a rhotic consonant.. dé — Open syllable, containing a vowel.. par — Closed syllable, ending in a rhotic consonant.. te — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. men — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel.. ta — Open syllable, containing a vowel.. les — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, ending in a consonant.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

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

root

département-

French origin, ultimately from Latin *departimentum*, meaning 'department'.

suf

-ales

French adjectival feminine plural ending.

Similar Words

na­tio­nalesré­gio­nalesin­ter­na­tio­nales

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are kept together unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound. In this word, 'tr' and 'pr' are maintained as clusters.

Final Syllable Structure

Final syllables often contain a single vowel sound, as seen in '-les'.

Prefix Separation

Prefixes like 'inter-' are generally treated as separate syllables.

  • Nasal vowel pronunciation can vary slightly regionally, but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Liaison with the following word is possible, but doesn't alter the internal syllable structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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