sacrificielles
The word 'sacrificielles' is divided into four syllables: sa-cri-fi-cielles. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'sacri-', the root 'fici-', and the suffix '-cielles'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, breaking consonant clusters around vowels.
Definitions
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Relating to or used for sacrifice.
Sacrificial
“Les rites sacrificielles étaient complexes.”
“Des offrandes sacrificielles.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-cielles', which is the primary stressed syllable.
Syllables
sa — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cri — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. fi — Open syllable.. sjɛl — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
French syllables are generally built around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken around vowels.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress typically falls on the last syllable.
- The 'ci' sequence can sometimes be considered a single unit, but here it's divided due to the vowel 'i' creating a distinct syllable.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter the vowel quality, but not the syllabification.
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