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microbiologistes

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6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

microbiologistes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mi-cro-bio-lo-giste-s

Pronunciation

/mi.kʁɔ.bi.ɔ.lɔ.ʒist/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

micro- + logiste + -s

The word 'microbiologistes' is divided into six syllables: mi-cro-bio-lo-giste-s. It consists of Greek-derived prefixes 'micro-' and 'bio-', the root 'logiste', and the plural suffix '-s'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and maintains consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Scientists who study microorganisms.

    Microbiologists

    “Les microbiologistes travaillent dans des laboratoires.”

    “Les microbiologistes étudient les virus et les bactéries.”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-tes' (represented as '1'). All other syllables are unstressed (represented as '0').

Syllables

6
mi/mi/
cro/kʁɔ/
bio/bi.ɔ/
lo/lɔ/
giste/ʒist/
s/s/

mi — Open syllable, containing a single vowel sound.. cro — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. bio — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. lo — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. giste — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster.. s — Single consonant syllable, marking the plural.

Word Parts

pre

micro-

Greek origin, meaning 'small'. Prefixes are typically bound morphemes.

root

logiste

Greek origin, from *logos* meaning 'study' or 'word'. Forms the core meaning of the word.

suf

-s

French origin, marks pluralization. A inflectional suffix.

Similar Words

psy­cho­lo­guebio­lo­gisteso­cio­lo­gue

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound. The '-logist-' cluster is treated as a unit.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable of a word in French.

  • The consonant cluster '-logist-' could potentially be divided, but French phonology generally treats it as a single unit.
  • Liaison possibilities exist depending on the following word, but do not affect the core syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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