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microphotographies

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6 syllables
18 characters
French
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6syllables

microphotographies

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

mi-cro-pho-to-gra-phies

Pronunciation

/mi.kʁɔ.fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

micro- + photo- + -graphies

The word 'microphotographies' is divided into six syllables: mi-cro-pho-to-gra-phies. It's composed of the prefix 'micro-', the root 'photo-', and the suffix '-graphies'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Multiple images produced using microphotography.

    Microphotographs

    “L'exposition présentait de magnifiques microphotographies de fleurs.”

    “Les microphotographies ont révélé des détails invisibles à l'œil nu.”

    syn:Images microscopiques
    ant:Macrophotographies

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-phies', as is typical in French.

Syllables

6
mi/mi/
cro/kʁɔ/
pho/fɔ/
to/tɔ/
gra/ɡʁa/
phies/fi/

mi — Open syllable, containing a single vowel sound.. cro — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. pho — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. to — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. gra — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. phies — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster. Stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

micro-

Greek origin, meaning 'small'. Size modifier.

root

photo-

Greek origin, meaning 'light'. Core meaning related to image.

suf

-graphies

Greek origin, from 'grapho' (to write). Denotes multiple images.

Similar Words

pho­to­gra­phiebi­o­gra­phiesté­lé­pho­to­gra­phies

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable contains a vowel sound, which forms the nucleus of the syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated in pronunciation (e.g., 'ph' is treated as a single sound).

Final Syllable Stress Rule

French typically stresses the final syllable of a word.

  • The 'ph' digraph is pronounced as /f/ in French.
  • The 'g' before 'r' is pronounced as a velar fricative /ʁ/.
  • Liaison possibilities exist depending on the following word, but do not affect the core syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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