soucommission
The word 'sous-commission' is divided into four syllables: sou-com-mis-sion. It consists of the prefix 'sous', the root 'commission', and no suffix. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.
Definitions
- 1
A sub-committee; a smaller committee formed from a larger one.
Sub-committee
“Elle fait partie de la sous-commission chargée de l'étude du projet.”
syn:sous-comité
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('sion') in standard French.
Syllables
sou — Open syllable, onset 's', rime 'ou'. com — Closed syllable, onset 'c', rime 'om'. mis — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'is'. sion — Closed syllable, onset 's', rime 'ion'
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Onset-Rime Division
Dividing syllables based on the consonant-vowel boundary.
Maximizing Onsets
Assigning consonants to the onset of the following syllable whenever possible.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Ensuring that consonants are not left alone to form a syllable.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in '-sion' can have slight pronunciation variations.
- The hyphenated structure influences syllabification, preventing 'sous' from being a separate prosodic word.
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