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reprographiais

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
14 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “reprographiais” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

reprographiais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-pro-gra-phi-ais

Pronunciation

/ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.fi.e/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

re- + graph + o-graphie-ais

The word 'reprographiais' is syllabified as 're-pro-gra-phi-ais'. It's a verb form with a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Stress falls on the final syllable '-ais'. Syllable division follows French rules of breaking consonant clusters around vowels and forming open syllables.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    First-person plural imperfect indicative of 'reprographier'.

    We were reprographing / We used to reprograph.

    “Nous reprographions les documents importants.”

    syn:photocopierreproduire

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ais', which is typical for French verbs. The stress is relatively weak compared to English.

Syllables

5
re/ʁə/
pro/pʁɔ/
gra/ɡʁa/
phi/fi/
ais/e/

re — Open syllable, containing the prefix. Relatively unstressed.. pro — Open syllable, part of the root. Moderately stressed.. gra — Open syllable, part of the root. Moderately stressed.. phi — Open syllable, part of the root. Moderately stressed.. ais — Closed syllable, containing the inflectional suffix. Primary stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, iterative/repetitive action.

root

graph

Greek origin, meaning 'write', 'draw'.

suf

o-graphie-ais

Linking vowel, process/art suffix, and inflectional suffix for 1st person plural imperfect indicative.

Similar Words

pho­to­gra­phi­erbi­o­gra­phi­ecar­to­gra­phi­e

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken around vowels.

Final Syllable

The final syllable often includes any remaining consonants.

Digraphs

Digraphs are treated as a single sound unit.

  • The uvular 'r' sound in French can influence perceived syllable boundaries but doesn't change the orthographic division.
  • The word is exclusively a verb form, so syllabification doesn't shift based on part of speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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