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radiobalisasse

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6 syllables
14 characters
French
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6syllables

radiobalisasse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-dio-ba-li-sas-se

Pronunciation

/ʁa.djo.ba.li.sas/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

radio- + balis- + -asse

The word 'radiobalisasse' is syllabified as 'ra-dio-ba-li-sas-se'. It's a verb in the past historic tense, derived from 'radio-' (prefix), 'balis-' (root), and '-asse' (suffix). Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel sequences.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To have beaconed, to have transmitted a distress signal via radio.

    beaconed, transmitted a distress signal

    L'avion radiobalisasse sa position avant de s'écraser.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable ('se') in French. The first five syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

6
ra/ʁa/
dio/djo/
ba/ba/
li/li/
sas/sas/
se/sə/

ra Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', vowel 'a'. dio Syllable containing a diphthong 'io'. ba Open syllable, onset 'b', vowel 'a'. li Open syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'i'. sas Closed syllable, onset 's', vowel 'a', coda 's'. se Open syllable, onset 's', vowel 'ə'

Maximize Onsets

Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create an onset whenever possible.

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are often divided between vowels and consonants.

Diphthong Rule

Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable unit.

  • The 'io' diphthong is treated as a single syllable.
  • The final 'e' is generally silent but affects the preceding vowel's pronunciation.
  • French syllabification avoids leaving a single consonant as the onset of a syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/14/2025

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