merveilleusement
The adverb 'merveilleusement' is syllabified as mer-veil-leu-se-ment, with stress on 'se'. It's derived from Latin roots and follows standard French syllabification rules, prioritizing vowel nuclei and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
In a wonderful, marvelous, or amazing manner.
Wonderfully, marvelously, amazingly.
“Elle chante merveilleusement.”
“Le film était merveilleusement bien fait.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'se'. This is typical for French adverbs ending in -ment.
Syllables
mer — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. veil — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. leu — Open syllable, vowel-vowel structure (diphthong).. se — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure, primary stress.. ment — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
French syllable division favors maximizing the number of consonants in the onset.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Diphthong Treatment
Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel nucleus.
Final Consonant Rule
Consonants at the end of a word typically close the syllable.
- Liaison does not affect syllabification.
- The vowel cluster 'eu' is treated as a single unit.
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