quatrevingtonze
The word 'quatre-vingt-onze' (ninety-one) is divided into five syllables: qua-tre-vingt-on-ze. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, breaking consonant clusters around vowels and treating nasal vowels as syllable nuclei. Stress falls on the final syllable ('ze'). The word is a numeral composed of numeral prefixes and a final number.
Definitions
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Ninety-one
Ninety-one
“J'ai quatre-vingt-onze ans.”
“Il y a quatre-vingt-onze élèves dans la classe.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'ze'.
Syllables
qua — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tre — Open syllable, contains a rhotic consonant.. vingt — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. on — Open syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. ze — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken around vowel sounds.
Nasal Vowel Syllabification
Nasal vowels (/ɛ̃/, /ɔ̃/) form their own syllable nuclei.
- Liaison in connected speech may affect perceived syllable boundaries but doesn't change the underlying syllabic structure.
- Regional variations in vowel quality may exist, but syllable division remains consistent.
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