occasionnellement
The word 'occasionnellement' is divided into six syllables: oc-ca-sion-nel-le-ment. It's an adverb derived from Latin roots, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('-nel-'). Syllable division follows standard French rules, maximizing consonant onsets and dividing around vowels.
Definitions
- 1
From time to time; occasionally; sometimes.
Occasionally, from time to time.
“Je vais au cinéma occasionnellement.”
“Il lui rend visite occasionnellement.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable, '-nel-'. The stress pattern is typical for French adverbs formed with the '-ment' suffix.
Syllables
oc — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /ɔ/, consonant onset /k/.. ca — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /a/, consonant onset /k/.. sion — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus /ɔ̃/, consonant onset /zj/.. nel — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus /ɛ/, consonant onset /n/.. le — Open syllable, vowel nucleus /ə/, consonant onset /l/.. ment — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus /ɑ̃/, consonant onset /m/
Word Parts
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Consonant Cluster Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are generally kept together as onsets of syllables (e.g., 'sion').
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are divided around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Final Consonant Rule
A single consonant at the end of a word typically belongs to the preceding syllable.
- The addition of adverbial suffixes changes the stress pattern. Liaison and elision can affect pronunciation but not syllable division.
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