quartiersmaîtres
Syllables
quar-tiers-maî-tres
Pronunciation
/kaʁ.tje.mɛtʁ/
Stress
0001
Morphemes
quartier/maître + s (plural)
The compound noun 'quartiers-maîtres' is divided into four syllables: quar-tiers-maî-tres. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is derived from Latin roots and follows standard French syllabification rules, with a liaison occurring between the two noun components.
Definitions
- 1
Headquarters, main offices, or the principal location of an organization or activity.
Headquarters
“Les quartiers-maîtres de l'entreprise sont situés à Paris.”
“Il a été muté aux quartiers-maîtres.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'tres' (/tʁ/). French stress is typically on the last syllable of a word or phrase.
Syllables
quar — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tiers — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. maî — Open syllable, contains a closed mid vowel.. tres — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, contains a close vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Syllables are divided around vowel groups, such as 'maî-tres'.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up based on sonority, but French is relatively lenient in this regard.
Compound Word Structure
The hyphen indicates a compound noun, influencing the syllable division.
- The liaison between 'quartiers' and 'maîtres' affects pronunciation but not orthographic syllable division.
- The hyphen is crucial for indicating the compound noun structure.
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