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perfectionnâmes

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “perfectionnâmes” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

perfectionnâmes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-fec-tion-nâ-mes

Pronunciation

/pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃.na.me/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

per- + fect- + -mes

The word 'perfectionnâmes' is divided into five syllables based on vowel nuclei and French phonological rules. It's the first-person plural past historic of 'perfectionner', with stress on the penultimate syllable.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    The first-person plural past historic of the verb 'perfectionner'.

    We perfected.

    “Nous perfectionnâmes nos compétences en français.”

    syn:améliorâmesachevâmes
    ant:gâchâmesdétériorâmes

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'nâ'

Syllables

5
per/pɛʁ/
fec/fɛk/
tion/sjɔ̃/
nâ/na/
mes/me/

per — Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'ɛʁ'. fec — Closed syllable, onset 'f', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 'k'. tion — Closed syllable, onset 'sj', nucleus 'ɔ̃', coda 'n'. nâ — Open syllable, onset 'n', nucleus 'a'. mes — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'e'

Word Parts

pre

per-

Latin origin, intensifier

root

fect-

Latin *facere* 'to make'

suf

-mes

French first-person plural past historic ending

Similar Words

ac­tion­nercor­rec­tionaf­fec­tion

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Every syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Onset-Coda Maximization

Consonants are assigned to onsets whenever possible.

Nasal Vowel Rule

Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit.

Consonant Cluster Rule

French allows consonant clusters within syllables.

  • The past infinitive ending '-nâ-' dictates the syllable division.
  • The pronunciation of the final 's' is silent.
  • The double 'n' in 'tion' is a common feature.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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