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périphrastiques

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4 syllables
15 characters
French
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4syllables

périphrastiques

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pé-ri-phras-tiques

Pronunciation

/pe.ʁi.fʁas.tik/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

péri- + phras- + -tiques

The word 'périphrastiques' is divided into four syllables: pé-ri-phras-tiques. It consists of a Greek-derived prefix 'péri-', a root 'phras-', and a French adjectival suffix '-tiques'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule and consonant cluster rule, with considerations for digraph pronunciations.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by periphrasis; roundabout or indirect in expression.

    Periphrastic

    “Les constructions périphrastiques sont courantes en français.”

    “Il a utilisé un style périphrastique pour éviter de répondre directement.”

    syn:circumlocutoryindirectverbose
    ant:concisedirectsuccinct

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable, '-tiques', which is the standard stress pattern for French adjectives.

Syllables

4
pé/pe/
ri/ʁi/
phras/fʁas/
tiques/tik/

pé — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'é'. ri — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. phras — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'fr', vowel 'a'. tiques — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 't', vowel 'i'

Word Parts

pre

péri-

From Greek 'peri-' meaning 'around, about'. Intensifier.

root

phras-

From Greek 'phrasis' meaning 'mode of expression'. Core meaning related to expression.

suf

-tiques

Adjectival suffix derived from French '-ique' + '-s'. Indicates agreement.

Similar Words

mag­ni­fi­quesfan­tas­ti­quesro­man­ti­ques

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each syllable contains one vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as long as they are followed by a vowel.

  • The 'ph' and 'qu' digraphs are pronounced /f/ and /k/ respectively, impacting phonetic transcription but not syllabification.
  • The circumflex accent on 'péri-' indicates a historical 's' that has been elided, but doesn't affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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