tranchéesabris
The word 'tranchées-abris' is divided into four syllables: tran-chées-a-bris. It's a compound noun with Latin roots, and stress falls on the final syllable of each component. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
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Trench shelters
Tranchées-abris
“Les soldats se sont réfugiés dans les tranchées-abris.”
syn:fossés-abris
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the last syllable of each component ('chées' and 'bris'). French stress is typically final.
Syllables
tran — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. chées — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. a — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. bris — Closed syllable, rhotic consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters can occur at the end of a syllable.
French Syllable Structure
French syllables generally end in a vowel or a nasal vowel.
- Liaison between 'tranchées' and 'abris' affects pronunciation but not syllabification.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation do not affect syllable division.
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