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intersexualités

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

intersexswalités

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-ter-sex-swa-li-té-s

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.swa.li.te/

Stress

0000010

Morphemes

inter- + sex- + -ualité-s

The word 'intersexualités' is divided into seven syllables: in-ter-sex-swa-li-té-s. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's a noun derived from Latin roots, denoting the condition of intersexuality. Syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The condition of being born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female.

    Intersexualities

    “Les associations défendent les droits des personnes intersexuées.”

    “La question des intersexualités est de plus en plus débattue.”

    syn:Variations intersexuellesconditions intersexes

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable ('-tés'), which is typical in French.

Syllables

7
in/ɛ̃/
ter/tɛʁ/
sex/sɛk/
swa/swa/
li/li/
té/te/
s/s/

in — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ter — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. sex — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. swa — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel structure.. li — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. té — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. s — Syllable ending in a consonant.

Word Parts

pre

inter-

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

root

sex-

Latin origin (*sexus*), meaning 'gender' or 'sex'.

suf

-ualité-s

French, derived from Latin *-alis* + *-tate*, forming a noun denoting a state or quality, with plural marker -s.

Similar Words

ac­tua­li­téssex­ua­li­tésu­ni­ver­sa­li­tés

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Pronounceable consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable.

Final Consonant Rule

Final consonants generally form their own syllable.

  • The 'r' sound in 'ter' influences vowel pronunciation but remains within the syllable.
  • Liaison possibilities in connected speech may affect pronunciation but not syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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