professionnellement
Syllables
pro-fes-sion-nel-le-ment
Pronunciation
/pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ.nɛl.mɑ̃/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
pro- + fession- + -nel-
The French adverb 'professionnellement' (meaning 'professionally') is divided into six syllables: pro-fes-sion-nel-le-ment, with stress on 'nel'. It's built from a Latin root with French suffixes, following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
In a professional manner; skillfully and competently.
Professionally
“Il a agi professionnellement.”
“Elle a géré le projet professionnellement.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nel').
Syllables
pro — Open syllable. fes — Closed syllable. sion — Nasal vowel, closed syllable. nel — Closed syllable, stressed. le — Open syllable. ment — Nasal vowel, closed syllable
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
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Penultimate Stress
In French, stress generally falls on the last syllable of a word, unless that syllable contains a schwa (e), in which case stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- Nasal vowels /ɔ̃/ and /ɑ̃/ form a single syllable unit.
- Multiple suffixes can make syllabification complex, but the rules are consistently applied.
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