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spécifiquement

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5 syllables
14 characters
French
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5syllables

spécifiquement

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

spéc-i-fi-que-ment

Pronunciation

/spe.si.fi.kə.mɑ̃.tə/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

spé- + cif- + -ique

The word 'spécifiquement' is divided into five syllables: spéc-i-fi-que-ment. It's an adverb derived from Latin roots, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and vowel-centered syllables.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    Specifically, particularly, in a precise manner.

    Specifically

    “Il a été spécifiquement invité.”

    “Ce problème est spécifiquement lié à ce projet.”

    syn:particulièrementprécisémentexpressément
    ant:généralementvaguement

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'que'.

Syllables

5
spéc/spek/
i/i/
fi/fi/
que/kə/
ment/mɑ̃.tə/

spéc — Open syllable, consonant cluster at the end.. i — Open syllable, single vowel.. fi — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. que — Closed syllable, primary stress.. ment — Closed syllable, nasal vowel and consonant cluster.

Word Parts

pre

spé-

From Latin *specialis*, intensifier.

root

cif-

From Latin *specifīcus*, core meaning 'specific'.

suf

-ique

From Latin *-icus*, adjectival suffix.

Similar Words

fré­quem­mentdif­fé­rem­mentac­tu­el­le­ment

Onset Maximization

Attempting to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.

Vowel as Syllable Nucleus

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are split according to phonotactic constraints.

  • Pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' as /s/.
  • Silent final 't'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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