tubeculisation
Syllables
tu-be-cu-li-sa-tion
Pronunciation
/ty.bɛ.ky.li.za.sjɔ̃/
Stress
000001
Morphemes
tubercul- + tubercul- + -isation
The word 'tuberculisation' is divided into six syllables: tu-be-cu-li-sa-tion. It's a noun derived from Latin roots, with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining pronounceable consonant clusters. The '-tion' suffix forms a single syllable unit.
Definitions
- 1
The process of becoming affected by tuberculosis; the formation of tubercles.
Tuberculosis development / Tubercle formation
“La tuberculisation des poumons est une maladie grave.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('tion'), with a potential secondary stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('cu').
Syllables
tu — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. be — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'e'. cu — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus 'u', coda 'c'. li — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. sa — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. tion — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus 'ɔ̃'
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if they are pronounceable.
Suffix Rule
Common suffixes like '-tion' are treated as single syllable units.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'u' can vary regionally (/k/ or /s/), but /ky/ is standard.
- The final '-tion' is a common suffix and is consistently treated as a single syllable.
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