soumultiples
The French noun 'sous-multiples' (submultiples) is divided into four syllables: sou-mul-ti-ples, with stress on the final syllable. It consists of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'multiple', and the plural suffix '-s'. Syllabification follows standard French rules.
Definitions
- 1
A smaller multiple; a submultiple.
Submultiples
“Les sous-multiples de cinq sont 1 et 5.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-ples' as is typical in French.
Syllables
sou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. mul — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. ti — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. ples — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel and schwa.
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
- The 'sous-' prefix is always a separate syllable.
- The final '-s' is a plural marker and forms a syllable with the preceding vowel.
- The schwa /ə/ is a weak vowel and can be reduced or elided in rapid speech.
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