valencegramme
The word 'valence-gramme' is divided into three syllables: va-lence-gramme. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters. It's a compound noun with Latin and Greek roots.
Definitions
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A unit of measurement used in chemistry to express the combining capacity of an element or group, expressed in grams.
valence-gram
“La valence-gramme de cet ion est de deux.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-gramme'
Syllables
va — Open syllable, onset 'v', nucleus 'a'. lence — Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'ɑ̃', coda 's'. gramme — Closed syllable, onset 'ɡʁ', nucleus 'ɑ', coda 'm'
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Consonants are assigned to the nearest vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they interrupt a vowel sequence.
- The hyphenated nature of the compound word does not affect the syllabification of its components.
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