sousdéveloppés
The word 'sous-développés' is divided into five syllables: sous-dé-ve-lop-pés. It consists of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'développ-', and the suffix '-és'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules of onset maximization and avoiding stranded consonants.
Definitions
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable 'pés'.
Syllables
sous — Open syllable, containing only a vowel and a consonant.. dé — Open syllable, containing only a vowel and a consonant.. ve — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. lop — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants.. pés — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
French prefers to maximize onsets, leading to divisions like 'dé-vel-op'.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless part of a permissible cluster.
Prefix Separation
Prefixes like 'sous-' are treated as separate syllables.
Vowel Grouping
Vowel groups are typically separated into distinct syllables.
- The hyphen in 'sous-développés' is a morphological marker, influencing prosodic grouping but not directly syllabification.
- The 'ps' cluster in 'développés' is permissible despite being a consonant cluster.
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