catrəvɛ̃dozə
“quatre-vingt-douze” is the French numeral for 92. It’s syllabified as cat-rə-vɛ̃-do-zə, with stress on the final syllable. The word is built from numeral prefixes and a final numeral, following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
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The number 92.
Ninety-two
“Il y a quatre-vingt-douze élèves dans la classe.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'douze'.
Syllables
cat — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. rə — Open syllable, consonant-schwa structure.. vɛ̃ — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. do — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. zə — Open syllable, consonant-schwa structure.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters.
Moraic Syllabification
French tends towards moraic syllabification, where each vowel sound forms a syllable.
- Liaison between *vingt* and *douze* is not always pronounced.
- Schwa sound /ə/ is often reduced or elided.
- Nasal vowel pronunciation can be subtle.
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