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sous-entendîtes

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4 syllables
15 characters
French
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4syllables

sousentendîtes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sous-en-ten-dîtes

Pronunciation

/su.z‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di.te/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

sous- + entend- + -îtes

The word 'sous-entendîtes' is divided into four syllables: sous-en-ten-dîtes. It consists of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'entend-', and the suffix '-îtes'. The primary stress falls on the final syllable, '-dîtes'. The word means 'to imply' and is a verb in the past historic tense.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To imply, to hint at, to suggest without stating directly.

    To imply, to suggest

    “Il sous-entendait qu'il était mécontent.”

    “Elle sous-entendit qu'elle ne viendrait pas.”

    syn:suggérerinsinuerlaisser entendre
    ant:exprimerdéclareraffirmer

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'dîtes'.

Syllables

4
sous/su/
en/ɑ̃/
ten/tɑ̃/
dîtes/di.te/

sous — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. en — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel.. ten — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a consonant.. dîtes — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant, and is stressed.

Word Parts

pre

sous-

From Latin 'sub-', meaning 'under, below'. Intensifier.

root

entend-

From Latin 'intendere', meaning 'to stretch the mind, to pay attention'.

suf

-îtes

Second-person plural past historic indicative ending, from Latin '-etis'.

Similar Words

com­pren­dreen­ten­dresous­é­cri­re

Vowel Grouping

Vowels generally form a single syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but are simple in this case.

Prefix/Suffix Boundaries

Prefixes and suffixes are separated into distinct syllables.

Liaison

Liaison creates a bridge between syllables, but doesn't alter the underlying syllable division based on orthography.

  • The past historic tense is less common in spoken French.
  • The liaison between 'sous' and 'entendîtes' is crucial for natural pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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