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questionnaires

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3 syllables
14 characters
French
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questionnaires

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ques-tion-naires

Pronunciation

/kɛs.tjɔ.nɛʁ/

Stress

001

Morphemes

question + naires

The word 'questionnaires' is divided into three syllables: ques-tion-naires. The stress falls on the final syllable. The word is morphologically composed of the root 'question' and the suffix 'naires'. Syllabification follows the rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel nuclei.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A set of written questions designed to gather information.

    Questionnaires

    “Les questionnaires ont été distribués aux étudiants.”

    “Il a rempli plusieurs questionnaires.”

    syn:enquêtessondages
    ant:réponses

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable, 'naires'

Syllables

3
ques/kɛs/
tion/tjɔ/
naires/nɛʁ/

ques — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. tion — Closed syllable, palatalized consonant cluster.. naires — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

root

question

Latin *quaestio* - inquiry, question

suf

naires

French suffix forming nouns, derived from Latin *-arius

Similar Words

na­tionin­for­ma­tionsta­tion

Maximizing Onsets

Consonant clusters are maintained as onsets when possible.

Vowel Nucleus

Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the last syllable in French.

  • The 't' in 'tion' undergoes palatalization before 'i' in French.
  • The final 's' is silent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/22/2025

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