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quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

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4 syllables
21 characters
French
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4syllables

quatrevingtdixneuf

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

Pronunciation

/katʁə vɛ̃t di nəf/

Stress

0100

Morphemes

quatre + vingt + dix-neuf

The word 'quatre-vingt-dix-neuf' is divided into four syllables based on vowel sounds, allowing for permissible consonant clusters within syllables. The primary stress falls on 'vingt'. It's a compound numeral formed from Old French and Latin roots.

Definitions

numeral
  1. 1

    The number 99

    ninety-nine

    “Il y a quatre-vingt-dix-neuf personnes dans la salle.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the syllable 'vingt' (1). The other syllables are unstressed (0).

Syllables

4
quatre/katʁə/
vingt/vɛ̃t/
dix/di/
neuf/nœf/

quatre — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster 'tr' is permissible.. vingt — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster 'ng' is permissible.. dix — Open syllable.. neuf — Closed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

quatre

Old French, meaning 'four', indicates base-40 component

root

vingt

Latin *viginti*, meaning 'twenty', indicates base-20 component

suf

dix-neuf

Latin *decem* and Old French *nef*, meaning 'ten' and 'nine' respectively, adds ten and nine

Similar Words

trɑ̃.te.e.tœ̃sɛ̃.kɑ̃t.døswa.sɑ̃t.di

Vowel Nucleus

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Clusters

French allows consonant clusters within syllables, such as 'tr' and 'ng'.

  • Liaison between 'dix' and 'neuf' is a phonetic phenomenon and doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not alter the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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