maîtresasistants
Syllables
maî-tres-a-sis-tants
Pronunciation
/mɛtʁ‿asistɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
maître, assister + -s, -ants
The word 'maîtres-assitants' is a compound noun divided into five syllables with stress on the final syllable. It's formed from Latin roots with French suffixes, and syllabification follows vowel-based rules with consideration for liaison and the circumflex accent.
Definitions
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Assistant lecturers, associate professors
Assistant lecturers, associate professors
“Les maîtres-assitants corrigent les copies.”
“Elle est devenue maître-assistante l'année dernière.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable, 'tants'
Syllables
maî — Open syllable, vowel sound.. tres — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. a — Open syllable.. sis — Closed syllable.. tants — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-based Syllabification
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Simple consonant clusters are typically kept together within a syllable.
Liaison Rule
When a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins with a vowel, a liaison occurs, creating a single phonetic unit.
- Hyphenated compound noun
- Liaison between 'maîtres' and 'assitants'
- Circumflex accent on 'maîtres'
- Final syllable stress
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