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toute-puissance

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4 syllables
15 characters
French
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4syllables

toutepuissance

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

tou-te-puis-sance

Pronunciation

/tut.pɥi.sɑ̃s/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

toute- + puis- + -sance

The word 'toute-puissance' is divided into four syllables: tou-te-puis-sance. It consists of the prefix 'toute-', the root 'puis-', and the suffix '-sance'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Omnipotence, absolute power.

    Omnipotence

    “La toute-puissance de Dieu.”

    “Il croyait en la toute-puissance de la raison.”

    syn:omnipotencepuissance absolue
    ant:impuissance

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('sance'). French stress is typically on the last syllable.

Syllables

4
tou/tu/
te/tə/
puis/pɥi/
sance/sɑ̃s/

tou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. te — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'ə'. puis — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. sance — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'ɑ̃'

Word Parts

pre

toute-

Old French, from Latin 'totus' - 'all, whole'. Intensifier.

root

puis-

Old French, from Latin 'potis' - 'powerful'. Indicates power.

suf

-sance

Old French, from Latin '-entia'. Forms abstract nouns.

Similar Words

im­por­tan­cedif­fé­ren­ceco­naî­ssan­ce

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.

Onset Maximization Rule

Consonant clusters are maximized in the onset position.

Avoid Stranded Consonants Rule

Consonants are not left isolated as syllables.

  • The hyphenated nature of the word.
  • Potential, but less common, analysis of 'puis' as 'pui-s'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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