petitebourgeoise
Syllables
pe-tite-bour-geo-ise
Pronunciation
/pə.tit.buʁ.ʒwaz/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
petite- + bourgeois- + -eise
The word 'petite-bourgeoise' is divided into five syllables based on vowel sounds, following standard French syllabification rules. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's morphologically composed of a diminutive prefix, a root denoting social class, and a feminine suffix. Syllabification remains consistent regardless of grammatical function.
Definitions
- 1
A woman belonging to the lower middle class; a woman of modest means and conventional values.
Lower middle-class woman
“Elle rêvait d'une vie loin de la mentalité petite-bourgeoise.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable '-oise' as is typical in French.
Syllables
pe — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. tite — Closed syllable, consonant 't' closes the syllable.. bour — Closed syllable, 'r' attracts the vowel.. geo — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel sequence.. ise — Closed syllable, common French ending.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus
Every vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Avoidance
Consonant clusters are avoided unless they are complex or involve 'r'.
R-Attraction
The 'r' sound attracts the preceding vowel, forming a syllable.
- Possible elision of 'r' in rapid speech.
- Regional variations in nasal vowel pronunciation.
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