ouvrebouteilles
The word 'ouvre-bouteilles' is a compound noun syllabified as 'ouvre-bou-teil-les', with stress on the final syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'ouvre-' (to open), the root 'bouteille-' (bottle), and the connecting suffix '-s'. Syllabification follows vowel-based division and consonant cluster handling rules.
Definitions
- 1
A tool used to remove bottle caps.
Bottle opener
“J'ai besoin d'un ouvre-bouteilles.”
“Il a cassé l'ouvre-bouteilles.”
syn:décapsuleur
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('les'), which is typical for French nouns. The first two syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
ouvre — Open syllable, containing a diphthong and ending in a consonant.. bou — Open syllable, containing a rounded vowel.. teil — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and ending in a consonant.. les — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and ending in a consonant.
Word Parts
ouvre-
From Old French 'ouvrier', ultimately from Latin 'operari' - to work, to operate. Indicates action.
bouteille-
From Old French 'boteille', ultimately from Latin 'buttilia' - bottle. Denotes the object.
-s
French plural/noun marker, functions here to connect the two parts of the compound.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are often split, but French prefers to keep pronounceable clusters together.
Compound Word Syllabification
Compound words are syllabified as if they were separate words joined together.
- The hyphen in 'ouvre-bouteilles' indicates the compound nature of the word and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Liaison possibilities between 'ouvre' and the following word.
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