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sélénographique

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6 syllables
15 characters
French
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6syllables

sélénographique

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sé-lé-no-gra-phi-que

Pronunciation

/se.le.no.ɡʁa.fik/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

séléno- + graph- + -ique

The word 'sélénographique' is divided into six syllables: sé-lé-no-gra-phi-que. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'séléno-', the root 'graph-', and the suffix '-ique'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and maintains consonant clusters between vowels.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the mapping or description of the surface of the moon.

    Selenographic

    “Une carte sélénographique détaillée.”

    “L'étude sélénographique de la face cachée de la lune.”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-que', as is typical in French. Syllables 'sé', 'lé', 'no', 'gra', and 'phi' are unstressed.

Syllables

6
sé/se/
lé/le/
no/no/
gra/ɡʁa/
phi/fik/
que/kə/

sé — Open syllable, initial syllable, vowel sound 'e'.. lé — Open syllable, vowel sound 'e'.. no — Open syllable, vowel sound 'o'.. gra — Open syllable, consonant cluster 'gr', vowel sound 'a'.. phi — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ph', vowel sound 'i'.. que — Open syllable, vowel sound 'e'.

Word Parts

pre

séléno-

From Greek *selēnē* (moon), denotes relation to the moon.

root

graph-

From Greek *graphō* (to write, draw), indicates the act of recording or describing.

suf

-ique

French adjectival suffix, from Latin *-icus*, forms an adjective.

Similar Words

pho­to­gra­phi­quecar­to­gra­phi­quebio­gra­phi­que

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters between vowels are generally maintained within the same syllable.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable of a word.

  • The 'é' is a closed mid vowel /e/.
  • The 'n' is a nasal consonant, affecting the preceding vowel.
  • The sequence '-no-' could theoretically be divided differently, but consonant clusters between vowels are generally kept together.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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