prudhommesques
The word 'prudhommesques' is divided into four syllables: pru-dhom-mes-ques. It's an adjective derived from 'prud'homme' with the suffix '-esque'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel sequences.
Definitions
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Relating to or characteristic of the *prud'hommes* (labor courts or the judges themselves).
Prudhommesque
“une solution prudhommesque”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('ques'), consistent with French stress patterns.
Syllables
pru — Open syllable, onset 'pr', nucleus 'y'. dhom — Closed syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'ɔ', coda 'm'. mes — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 'sk'. ques — Closed syllable, onset 'k', nucleus 'ø'
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Vowel Syllabification
Each vowel generally forms a syllable nucleus.
Consonant Codas
Consonants following a vowel nucleus form the syllable coda.
- The final 's' is silent, which is standard in French. The vowel cluster 'mes' could be analyzed as a diphthong, but is treated as a vowel sequence.
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