montrebracelet
The compound noun 'montre-bracelet' (wristwatch) is syllabified as mon-tre-bra-ce-let, with stress on the final syllable. It consists of the root 'montre' and the suffix 'bracelet', following standard French phonological rules.
Definitions
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A timepiece designed to be worn on the wrist.
Wristwatch
“Il porte une belle montre-bracelet.”
“J'ai acheté une nouvelle montre-bracelet.”
ant:montre de poche
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable, 'let', which is typical for French words.
Syllables
mon — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. bra — Open syllable.. ce — Open syllable.. let — Closed syllable, stressed.
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Vowel Sounds
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Final Syllable Stress
French typically stresses the final syllable of a word.
- The hyphenated nature of the compound word.
- Potential for liaison between 'montre' and 'bracelet' in fluent speech.
- Nasal vowel pronunciation variations.
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