marteauxpilons
The compound noun 'marteaux-pilons' is divided into four syllables: mar-teaux-pi-lons. Stress falls on the final syllable 'lons'. The syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding breaking consonant clusters, with each part of the compound treated independently.
Definitions
- 1
Heavy hammers or pile drivers used in construction.
Pile drivers, heavy hammers
“Les ouvriers utilisaient des marteaux-pilons pour enfoncer les pieux.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'lons' in 'pilons', following the general French stress pattern.
Syllables
mar — Open syllable, initial syllable.. teaux — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. pi — Open syllable, initial syllable of the second part.. lons — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Hyphenated Compounds
Each part of a hyphenated compound is syllabified independently.
Final Stress
Stress typically falls on the final syllable of a word.
- The 'eau' diphthong is treated as a single vowel sound.
- Nasal vowel 'ɔ̃' dictates syllable boundary.
- Liaison does not alter syllabification.
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