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magnétoscopasse

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6 syllables
15 characters
French
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6syllables

magtoscopasse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mag-né-to-sco-pas-se

Pronunciation

/maɲe.tɔ.skɔ.pas/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

magnéto- + scop- + -asse

The word 'magnétoscopasse' is divided into six syllables: mag-né-to-sco-pas-se. The stress falls on 'pas'. It's a verb derived from 'magnétoscope' and 'scope', meaning to videotape. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, allowing for consonant clusters like /sk/ and considering the final schwa.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To record a television program or video.

    To videotape, to record (on video)

    Il a décidé de magnétoscopasser l'émission.

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pas'. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

6
mag/maɲ/
/ne/
to/tɔ/
sco/skɔ/
pas/pas/
se/sə/

mag Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel. The 'g' is pronounced as a soft 'g' before 'é'.. Open syllable, containing a closed 'e' sound.. to Open syllable, containing an open 'o' sound.. sco Open syllable, containing a consonant cluster /sk/ followed by an open 'o' sound. This is a permissible initial cluster in French.. pas Closed syllable, containing a vowel 'a' followed by two consonants. This syllable receives primary stress.. se Open syllable, containing a schwa sound. Often elided in rapid speech.

Vowel-Based Syllabification

French syllabification prioritizes vowel sounds. Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

French avoids stranded consonants at the beginning of syllables, but certain consonant clusters (like /sk/) are permissible.

Final Schwa

Final schwa sounds often form a separate syllable, but can be elided in rapid speech.

  • The pronunciation of 'g' before 'é' as a soft 'g' (/ɲ/).
  • The permissible initial consonant cluster /sk/.
  • The potential elision of the final schwa /ə/ in rapid speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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