quatrevingttrois
Syllables
qua-tre-vingt-trois
Pronunciation
/katʁ.vɛ̃.tʁwa/
Stress
0001
Morphemes
quatre- + vingt- + -trois
The word 'quatre-vingt-trois' is syllabified as qua-tre-vingt-trois, following French syllable division rules based on vowel-consonant patterns, consonant cluster separation, and the hyphenated structure of compound numbers. Stress falls on the final syllable 'trois'. It's a cardinal number meaning seventy-three, formed from the prefixes 'quatre-' and 'vingt-' and the suffix '-trois'.
Definitions
- 1
Seventy-three
Seventy-three
“J'ai quatre-vingt-trois ans.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'trois'.
Syllables
qua — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tre — Closed syllable, contains a schwa.. vingt — Nasal vowel syllable, closed.. trois — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables generally end in vowels. 'tre' is a VC syllable.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to sonority. 'vingt' is split after the vowel.
Compound Words
Compound words are divided at the hyphen.
- The hyphenated structure is crucial for syllabification.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ in 'vingt' influences the preceding syllable's structure.
- Regional variations in pronunciation (e.g., /katʁ.vɛ̃.tʁi/) do not affect the orthographic syllabification.
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