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quatre-vingtièmes

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5 syllables
17 characters
French
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quatrevingtièmes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

qua-tre-ving-tiè-mes

Pronunciation

/katʁə vɛ̃tjem/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

quatre- + vingt- + -ièmes

The word 'quatre-vingtièmes' is a complex ordinal numeral. Syllabification follows standard French rules, dividing around vowel nuclei and before stressed syllables. It's composed of a numerical prefix, root, and ordinal suffix. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable.

Definitions

numeral adjective
  1. 1

    Twenty-fourths

    Twenty-fourths

    “Les quatre-vingtièmes de la classe ont réussi l'examen.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tiè'.

Syllables

5
qua/kwa/
tre/tʁə/
ving/vɛ̃/
tiè/tjem/
mes/mɛ/

qua — Open syllable, onset 'kw', nucleus 'a'. tre — Open syllable, onset 'tʁ', nucleus 'ə'. ving — Closed syllable, onset 'v', nucleus 'ɛ̃', coda 'ŋ'. tiè — Closed syllable, onset 'tj', nucleus 'e', coda 'm', stressed syllable. mes — Closed syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'ɛ'

Word Parts

pre

quatre-

From Old French 'quatre', Latin 'quattuor' (four). Numerical quantifier.

root

vingt-

From Old French 'vint', Latin 'viginti' (twenty). Numerical base.

suf

-ièmes

From Old French '-iemes', Latin '-iem'. Ordinal suffix.

Similar Words

vin­get­untren­te­deuxcin­quan­te­six

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.

Accentuated Vowel Rule

Syllable division often occurs before accented vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant unless they form a permissible onset.

  • Liaison between 'vingt' and 'ièmes' in spoken French.
  • Potential reduction of nasal vowels in rapid speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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