secondairement
The word 'secondairement' is divided into five syllables: se-con-dai-re-ment. The stress falls on the final syllable ('ment'). It's an adverb formed with the Latin prefix 'se-', root 'cond-', and the French adverbial suffix '-airement'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of dividing before vowels and consonants.
Definitions
- 1
In a secondary manner; secondly; as a secondary consideration.
Secondarily, secondly.
“Il a été blessé secondairement lors de l'accident.”
“Les problèmes financiers sont apparus secondairement.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('ment').
Syllables
se — Open syllable, unstressed.. con — Closed syllable, unstressed.. dai — Closed syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. ment — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllable division occurs before a vowel.
Consonant Rule
Syllable division occurs before a consonant.
- Nasal vowels /ɔ̃/ and /ɑ̃/ influence syllable structure but do not alter basic division rules.
- No major exceptions to French syllabification rules.
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