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retransmettaient

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4 syllables
16 characters
French
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4syllables

retransmettaient

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-trans-met-taient

Pronunciation

/ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.mɛt.tɛ̃/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

re- + transmettre + -aient

The word 'retransmettaient' is divided into four syllables: re-trans-met-taient. It consists of the prefix 're-', the root 'transmettre', and the suffix '-aient'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, preserving consonant clusters and treating nasal vowels as syllable nuclei.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    They were retransmitting.

    They were retransmitting.

    “Les journalistes retransmettaient les informations en direct.”

    “Ils retransmettaient le match à la radio.”

    syn:Diffusaient à nouveauRenvoyaient
    ant:RecevaientGardaient

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-aient', which is typical for French verbs. The stress is indicated by '1', while '0' represents unstressed syllables.

Syllables

4
re/ʁə/
trans/tʁɑ̃/
met/mɛt/
taient/tɛ̃/

re — Open syllable, containing a schwa. The syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a vowel.. trans — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel. The syllable begins with a consonant cluster and ends with a nasal vowel.. met — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant. The syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a vowel.. taient — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel. The syllable begins with a consonant and ends with a nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, indicates repetition or intensification.

root

transmettre

Latin origin (transmittere), meaning 'to send across'.

suf

-aient

French imperfect indicative ending for the third-person plural.

Similar Words

re­com­man­daienttrans­met­taientre­con­si­dé­raient

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with each syllable containing at least one vowel.

Consonant Closure

Consonants following vowels typically close the syllable, forming a consonant-vowel (CV) structure.

Nasal Vowel Nucleus

Nasal vowels function as the nucleus of a syllable, similar to oral vowels.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Common consonant clusters are generally not broken, as they are easily pronounceable units.

  • The 'tr' cluster is not broken, as it's a common and easily pronounceable sequence in French.
  • The imperfect ending '-aient' is a single morpheme and is not broken into separate syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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