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quadrangulaire

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5 syllables
14 characters
French
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5syllables

quadrangulaire

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

qua-dran-gu-lai-re

Pronunciation

/kwa.dʁɑ̃.ɡylɛʁ/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

quadri- + angul- + -aire

The word 'quadrangulaire' is divided into five syllables: qua-dran-gu-lai-re. It's an adjective of Latin origin, with stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules common in French.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having four angles; quadrilateral.

    Quadrilateral

    “Une forme quadrangulaire.”

    “Une table quadrangulaire.”

    syn:à quatre anglesquadrique
    ant:circulairerond

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lai').

Syllables

5
qua/kwa/
dran/dʁɑ̃/
gu/ɡyl/
lai/lɛ/
re/ʁə/

qua — Open syllable, initial syllable.. dran — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. gu — Open syllable.. lai — Open syllable.. re — Open syllable, final syllable with schwa.

Word Parts

pre

quadri-

Latin origin, meaning 'four'.

root

angul-

Latin origin, from 'angulus' meaning 'angle'.

suf

-aire

French suffix, forms adjectives.

Similar Words

tri­an­gu­lai­recir­cu­lai­rerec­tan­gu­lai­re

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

French syllables generally revolve around vowel sounds.

Consonant-Vowel Division

A consonant typically belongs to the following vowel.

Penultimate Stress

In words ending in -aire, the stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in 'dran' is a single phoneme and doesn't create a syllable break within itself.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

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