thyroglobulines
Syllables
thy-ro-glo-bu-li-nes
Pronunciation
/ti.ʁo.ɡlo.by.li.nɛs/
Stress
000001
Morphemes
thyro- + globul- + -ines
The word 'thyroglobulines' is divided into six syllables (thy-ro-glo-bu-li-nes) following French vowel-based syllabification rules. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is a complex noun with Greek and Latin roots, referring to a thyroid gland protein.
Definitions
- 1
A glycoprotein produced by the thyroid gland, used in the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
Thyroglobulins
“Les anticorps anti-thyroglobulines sont souvent présents dans les maladies auto-immunes de la thyroïde.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-nes', which is the standard stress pattern for French nouns.
Syllables
thy — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ro — Open syllable.. glo — Open syllable.. bu — Open syllable, 'u' pronounced as /y/.. li — Open syllable.. nes — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally assigned to the syllable that follows the vowel sound.
- The 'u' in 'bu' is pronounced as /y/, a semi-vowel, but functions as a vowel in this syllabification.
- French generally avoids consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables, but this rule doesn't apply here as the clusters are within syllables.
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