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récapitulatives

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7 syllables
15 characters
French
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7syllables

récapitulatives

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ré-ca-pi-tu-la-ti-ves

Pronunciation

/ʁe.ka.pi.ty.la.tiv/

Stress

0000011

Morphemes

re- + capit- + -ulatives

The word 'récapitulatives' is divided into seven syllables based on vowel sounds and French syllabification rules. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 're-', the root 'capit-', and the suffix '-ulatives'. It functions as a feminine plural adjective meaning 'recapitulative'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or providing a summary; recapitulative.

    Recapitulative, summary

    “Des notes récapitulatives.”

    “Les informations récapitulatives.”

    syn:synthétiquesrésumées
    ant:détailléesexhaustives

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable ('-tives'), which is typical in French. The stress is relatively weak compared to languages like English.

Syllables

7
ré/ʁe/
ca/ka/
pi/pi/
tu/ty/
la/la/
ti/ti/
ves/viv/

ré — Open syllable, stressed (weakly), contains a nasal vowel.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed, contains a clear vowel.. pi — Open syllable, unstressed, contains a clear vowel.. tu — Open syllable, unstressed, contains a semi-vowel and a vowel.. la — Open syllable, unstressed, contains a clear vowel.. ti — Open syllable, unstressed, contains a clear vowel.. ves — Closed syllable, stressed, contains a nasal vowel and a silent 's'.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, meaning 'again, back'. Prefixes are generally separate syllables.

root

capit-

Latin origin (*caput* - head). Forms the base related to summaries.

suf

-ulatives

Latin origin, derived from *capitulum*. Contains diminutive and adjectival suffixes, and feminine plural agreement.

Similar Words

com­pa­ra­tivespar­ti­ci­pa­tivesin­for­ma­tives

Vowel Sounds

Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable. This is the primary rule applied throughout the word.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are kept together unless they disrupt pronunciation. The 'rt' cluster is maintained.

Prefix/Suffix

Prefixes and suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables, as seen with 're-' and '-atives'.

  • The 's' at the end of the word is silent in standard pronunciation, but it affects the syllable count and grammatical agreement.
  • The 'tu' syllable could potentially be analyzed differently, but the vowel sound is pronounced as a single unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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