tétrachlorures
The French noun 'tétrachlorures' (tetrachlorides) is divided into four syllables: té-tra-chlo-rures. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'tétra-', the root 'chloro-', and the suffix '-ures'.
Definitions
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Compounds containing four chlorine atoms.
Tetrachlorides
“Les tétrachlorures de carbone sont des solvants industriels.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-rures', which is typical for French nouns.
Syllables
té — Open syllable, vowel-initial. tra — Open syllable, vowel-initial. chlo — Closed syllable, consonant-final. rures — Closed syllable, consonant-final, stressed
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds; each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are too complex to pronounce.
Final Consonant Rule
Final consonants typically belong to the last syllable.
- The pronunciation of the 'r' sound can vary regionally in French.
- The final 's' is generally silent, but can be pronounced in liaison.
- The word is a compound, and its syllabification reflects its morphological structure.
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