récipiendaires
The word 'récipiendaires' is divided into four syllables: ré-ci-pien-daires. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification respects both phonological rules and morphological boundaries, with the 'p' in 'pien' remaining with 'ci' due to the root's integrity. It is a noun meaning 'recipients'.
Definitions
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People who receive something.
Recipients
“Les récipiendaires du prix Nobel ont été annoncés.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable, '-daires'
Syllables
ré — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ci — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. pien — Syllable with a complex onset and nasal vowel.. daires — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Onset-Rime Principle
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus (rime) preceded by an onset (consonant(s)).
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are generally broken up to avoid violating the sonority sequencing principle, but morphological constraints can override this.
Morphological Integrity
Syllabification respects morphemic boundaries, keeping prefixes and suffixes with their respective syllables.
- The 'p' in 'pien' must remain with the preceding syllable due to the root's integrity.
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