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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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