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semi-automatiques

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7 syllables
17 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “semi-automatiques” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

semiautomatiques

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

se-mi-au-to-ma-ti-ques

Pronunciation

/semi.o.tɔ.matik/

Stress

0000001

Morphemes

semi- + automatique + -s

The word 'semi-automatiques' is an adjective divided into seven syllables: se-mi-au-to-ma-ti-ques. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'semi-', the root 'automatique', and the suffix '-s'. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant division rules, typical of French.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or being a device or system that operates partially automatically.

    Semi-automatic

    “Des armes semi-automatiques.”

    “Un système semi-automatique de contrôle.”

    syn:partiellement automatiqueà semi-automatique
    ant:entièrement automatiquemanuel

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-tiques', which is typical for French adjectives and nouns.

Syllables

7
se/sə/
mi/mi/
au/o/
to/to/
ma/ma/
ti/ti/
ques/kə/

se — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. mi — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. au — Open syllable, vowel sound.. to — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ma — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ti — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ques — Open syllable, vowel sound.

Word Parts

pre

semi-

Latin origin, meaning 'half' or 'partially', indicates degree.

root

automatique

From 'automate' (Greek origin), meaning 'self-acting', core meaning.

suf

-s

French suffix indicating plural and masculine agreement.

Similar Words

au­to­ma­ti­quedé­mo­cra­ti­queé­co­no­mi­que

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are typically divided after each vowel sound.

Vowel Cluster Division

Vowel clusters are generally treated as a single syllable.

  • The 'e' in 'se' is often reduced to a schwa /ə/ in pronunciation.
  • The consonant cluster 'mt' is permissible within a syllable in French.
  • Liaison possibilities exist depending on the following word.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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