sousalimentée
The word 'sous-alimentée' (underfed) is divided into five syllables: sous-a-li-men-tée, with stress on the final syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'sous-', root 'aliment-', and suffix '-ée'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
Suffering from a deficiency of nourishment; malnourished.
Underfed, malnourished
“L'enfant était sous-alimentée.”
“Les populations sous-alimentées ont besoin d'aide.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable, '-tée', which is typical for French words.
Syllables
sous — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. li — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. men — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. tée — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
French syllabification prioritizes including as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel as Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound, serving as its nucleus.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless necessary.
- The hyphenated structure is crucial for orthographic representation.
- Nasal vowels do not affect the syllabification process.
- Final syllable stress is a common feature of French pronunciation.
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