Hyphenation ofretransmettraient

Analysis of "retransmettraient"

1. Pronunciation Considerations:

The word "retransmettraient" is a complex verb form in French, specifically the conditional tense, third-person plural. Pronunciation involves liaison possibilities and vowel elisions, but the core syllabic structure remains consistent.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, which prioritize vowel sounds and avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are complex and unpronounceable as a unit, the division is as follows (detailed in the JSON output).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: re- (Latin) - Indicates repetition or intensification.
• Root: trans- (Latin) - Meaning "across" or "through".
• Root: met- (Latin) - Meaning "send".
• Suffix: -tra- (Latin) - Connective suffix, often found in compound verbs.
• Suffix: -aient (French) - Conditional tense marker, third-person plural.

4. Stress Identification:

The primary stress in French typically falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase. In this case, it's on "-aient".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.mɛt.ʁa.jɛ̃/

6. Edge Case Review:

The "trans" cluster is a common element in French verbs and doesn't present a significant syllabification challenge. The conditional ending "-aient" is also standard.

7. Grammatical Role:

The word is exclusively a verb. Syllabification doesn't shift based on grammatical role, as it's a conjugated verb form.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: To retransmit; to send again.
• Translation: They would retransmit.
• Grammatical Category: Verb (Conditional, Third-Person Plural)
• Synonyms: renverraient, réexpédieraient
• Antonyms: conserveraient, garderaient
• Examples: "Ils retransmettraient les informations à la presse." (They would retransmit the information to the press.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• "recommencerait": re-com-men-ce-rait - Similar prefix re- and conditional ending -ait. Syllable division follows the same vowel-centric pattern.
• "transporterait": trans-por-te-rait - Shares the trans- root. Syllable division is consistent with the rule of keeping consonant clusters together when pronounceable.
• "remettreait": re-met-tre-ait - Similar prefix re- and root met-. Demonstrates the consistent application of syllabification rules.

10. Division Rules:

• Vowel-Centric Syllabification: Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
• Consonant Cluster Rule: Consonant clusters are kept together unless they are complex and disrupt pronunciation.
• Final Syllable Rule: The final syllable often contains the verb ending.

11. Special Considerations:

The pronunciation of the nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in "transmettraient" can vary slightly depending on regional accents. However, this doesn't affect the core syllabification.