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sous-exploitées

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4 syllables
15 characters
French
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4syllables

sousexploitées

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sous-ex-ploit-ées

Pronunciation

/su.z‿ɛk.splwa.te/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

sous + exploit + ées

The word 'sous-exploitées' is divided into four syllables: sous-ex-ploit-ées. It consists of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'exploit-', and the suffix '-ées'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based division and consonant cluster preservation rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Not fully utilized; underused.

    Under-exploited

    “Les ressources naturelles de cette région sont sous-exploitées.”

    “Les compétences de nombreux employés sont sous-exploitées.”

    syn:insuffisamment exploité(e)(s)sous-utilisé(e)(s)
    ant:surexploité(e)(s)pleinement exploité(e)(s)

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ées', which is the standard stress pattern for French adjectives.

Syllables

4
sous/su/
ex/ɛk/
ploit/plwa/
ées/te/

sous — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. ex — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. ploit — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster.. ées — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sous

Latin origin, meaning 'under', adverbial prefix.

root

exploit

Latin origin (*explotare*), meaning 'to utilize', verb root.

suf

ées

French suffix, feminine plural past participle ending.

Similar Words

sou­dé­ve­lop­péessur­é­va­lu­éesmal­ai­mées

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are divided around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Pronounceable consonant clusters are kept together.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable in French.

  • The liaison between 'sous' and 'exploitées' affects pronunciation but not orthographic syllable division.
  • Regional variations in nasal vowel pronunciation may exist.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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