raccourcissements
Syllables
rac-cour-cis-se-ments
Pronunciation
/ʁa.kuʁ.si.sə.mɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
re- + court- + -ci-ments
The word 'raccourcissements' is divided into five syllables: rac-cour-cis-se-ments. Stress falls on the final syllable '-ments'. It's a noun formed from the prefix 're-', the root 'court-', and the suffixes '-ci-', '-ment', and '-s'. Syllabification follows vowel-centered rules and maintains consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The act or result of shortening something; shortenings.
Shortenings
“Les raccourcissements de l'histoire sont souvent nécessaires pour la rendre plus accessible.”
“Il a étudié les raccourcissements utilisés dans le langage courant.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-ments', as is typical in French.
Syllables
rac — Open syllable, initial syllable, contains the uvular 'r' sound.. cour — Closed syllable, contains the root vowel and a consonant cluster.. cis — Closed syllable, contains the suffix '-ci-'. se — Open syllable, part of the suffixation.. ments — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed, contains a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centered Syllables
Each syllable contains a vowel sound, forming the core of the syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained unless they are easily separable in pronunciation, as in 'cour'.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress typically falls on the final syllable of the word.
- The uvular 'r' sound is a characteristic feature of French pronunciation.
- The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in the final syllable is a common feature of French phonology.
- The word is exclusively a noun, so there are no syllabification or stress shifts based on grammatical function.
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