quaranteetun
The word 'quarante-et-un' is syllabified as qua-ran-te-et-un, with stress on the final syllable 'un'. It's a compound numeral derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel peaks and consonant cluster breaking.
Definitions
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Forty-one
Forty-one
“J'ai quarante-et-un ans.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('un'), which is typical for French.
Syllables
qua — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. ran — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. te — Open syllable.. et — Open syllable.. un — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, stressed syllable.
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Vowel Peak Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken around vowels.
Digraph Rule
Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single consonant sounds.
- Nasal vowels influence pronunciation.
- Hyphen is orthographic and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Liaison in connected speech doesn't alter underlying syllabic structure.
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