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sous-occipital

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
14 characters
French
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5syllables

sousoccipital

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sous-oc-ci-pi-tal

Pronunciation

/su.zok.si.pi.tal/

Stress

00011

Morphemes

sous- + occip- + -ital

The word 'sous-occipital' is divided into five syllables: sous-oc-ci-pi-tal. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'occip-', and the suffix '-ital'. Syllabification follows standard French vowel-consonant division rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the back of the skull or the occipital region.

    Occipital

    “Une douleur sous-occipitale.”

    “Le nerf sous-occipital.”

    syn:postérieurcrânien
    ant:antérieur

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pi').

Syllables

5
sou/su/
soc/sɔk/
ci/si/
pi/pi/
tal/tal/

sou — Open syllable, initial syllable.. soc — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. ci — Open syllable.. pi — Open syllable.. tal — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sous-

Latin origin, meaning 'under', 'below'. Adverbial prefix.

root

occip-

Latin *occiput* meaning 'back of the head'. Lexical root.

suf

-ital

Latin origin, *-alis* becoming *-al* then *-ital* in French. Adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

ho­spi­talca­pi­talo­ri­gi­nal

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are generally divided after vowels.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless a vowel intervenes.

  • The hyphenated structure is morphological, not syllabic.
  • The 'ps' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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