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thermonucléaire

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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thermonucléaire

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ther-mo-nu-clé-aire

Pronunciation

/tɛʁ.mo.ny.kle.ɛʁ/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

thermo- + nuclé- + -aire

The word 'thermonucléaire' is divided into five syllables: ther-mo-nu-clé-aire. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'thermo-', the root 'nuclé-', and the suffix '-aire'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or using the energy released by nuclear fusion reactions.

    Thermonuclear

    “Une arme thermonucléaire”

    “L'énergie thermonucléaire”

    syn:atomiquenucléaire
noun
  1. 1

    A device or process utilizing thermonuclear energy.

    Thermonuclear device/process

    “Le réacteur thermonucléaire”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nu' in 'nu-clé-aire').

Syllables

5
ther/tɛʁ/
mo/mo/
nu/ny/
clé/kle/
aire/ɛʁ/

ther — Open syllable, onset consonant.. mo — Open syllable, onset consonant.. nu — Open syllable, onset consonant.. clé — Closed syllable, consonant cluster coda.. aire — Open syllable, onset consonant.

Word Parts

pre

thermo-

From Greek *thermos* (heat), indicating relation to heat.

root

nuclé-

From Latin *nucleus* (kernel, core), referring to the nucleus of an atom.

suf

-aire

From Latin *-arius*, forming adjectives and nouns denoting relationship or belonging.

Similar Words

or­di­na­teuru­ni­ver­si­tépar­ti­cu­liè­re­ment

Maximize Onsets

French prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless necessary.

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are often divided around vowels.

  • The /ʁ/ sound can be challenging to categorize.
  • French allows for relatively complex consonant clusters.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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