radoucissement
Syllables
ra-dou-cis-se-ment
Pronunciation
/ʁa.du.si.sə.mɑ̃/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
ra- + douc- + -issement
The French noun 'radoucissement' (softening) is divided into ra-dou-cis-se-ment, with stress on 'cis'. It's formed from the prefix 'ra-', root 'douc-', and suffix '-issement', following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act of softening, making gentle, or mitigating something.
Softening, gentle treatment, mitigation
“Le radoucissement des tensions diplomatiques.”
“Un radoucissement de la politique économique.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cis'). The stress pattern is subtle in French, but this syllable is slightly more prominent.
Syllables
ra — Open syllable, onset consonant.. dou — Open syllable, onset consonant.. cis — Closed syllable, onset consonant, primary stress.. se — Open syllable, onset consonant.. ment — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
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- The word contains a consonant cluster (*cis*), but French allows for such clusters within syllables.
- The nasal vowel in the final syllable doesn't affect the syllabification process.
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