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ponts-promenades

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

6 syllables
16 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “ponts-promenades” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

pontspromenades

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pon-ts-pro-me-na-des

Pronunciation

/pɔ̃.pʁɔ.mə.nad/

Stress

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Morphemes

pont, promenade + s

The compound noun 'ponts-promenades' is divided into six syllables based on vowel sounds and consonant cluster preservation. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word consists of two roots ('pont' and 'promenade') with a plural suffix. Liaison is a key pronunciation feature.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Bridges and walkways

    Bridges and walkways

    “La ville est connue pour ses ponts-promenades pittoresques.”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable ('ades') in the compound noun.

Syllables

6
pon/pɔ̃/
ts/ts/
pro/pʁɔ/
me/mə/
na/na/
des/dɛ/

pon — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. ts — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. pro — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. me — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. na — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. des — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus.

Vowel Nucleus

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless complex.

  • Liaison between 'ponts' and 'promenades' affects pronunciation but not syllabification based on orthography.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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