viceprésidence
The word 'vice-présidence' is divided into four syllables: vice-pré-si-dence. Stress falls on 'pré'. It's a noun derived from Latin roots, with a standard French syllabic structure favoring open syllables and breaking consonant clusters around vowels. The final syllable contains a nasal vowel.
Definitions
- 1
The position or office of a vice president.
Vice-presidency
“Elle a été élue à la vice-présidence de l'association.”
“Le vice-président assure la continuité de la vice-présidence.”
ant:Présidence
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('pré'). The stress pattern is typical for French nouns of this length.
Syllables
vice — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pré — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. si — Open syllable, unstressed.. dence — Closed syllable, final syllable with nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
French favors open syllables (ending in a vowel), leading to divisions like 'pré-' and 'si-'.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken around vowels, as seen in 'vice-pré'.
Final Consonants
Final consonants are generally part of the preceding syllable, unless followed by a vowel, resulting in 'dence'.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit, as in 'dɑ̃s'.
- The hyphen in 'vice-présidence' is orthographic and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Liaison is possible but doesn't alter the syllabic structure.
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