portebaïonette
The word 'porte-baïonnette' is syllabified as por-te-ba-ïo-nette, with stress on the final syllable. It's a compound noun consisting of the prefix 'porte-' (to carry) and the root 'baïonnette' (bayonet). Syllable division follows standard French rules of dividing after vowels and before consonants.
Definitions
- 1
A bayonet; a weapon that fits on the end of a rifle.
Bayonet
“Le soldat a fixé la porte-baïonnette sur son fusil.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable ('nette'). French stress typically falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase.
Syllables
por — Open syllable, ending in a vowel.. te — Open syllable, ending in a schwa.. ba — Open syllable, ending in a vowel.. ïo — Closed syllable, vowel with diacritic.. nette — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.
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Vowel-following syllable division
Syllables are typically divided after vowels.
Consonant-following syllable division
Syllables are divided before consonants when no vowel follows.
- The hyphenated nature requires treating it as a compound, but the syllabification rules still apply to each component.
- Liaison between 'porte' and 'baïonnette' is possible but doesn't alter the syllable division.
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