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vidéocassettes

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
14 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “vidéocassettes” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

vidéocassettes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

vi-dé-o-cas-set-tes

Pronunciation

/vi.de.ɔ.ka.sɛt/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

vidéo- + cassette- + -s

The word 'vidéocassettes' is syllabified based on French vowel-centric rules, resulting in six syllables: vi-dé-o-cas-set-tes. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is a feminine plural noun derived from Latin and Italian roots, referring to video cassettes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Plural of vidéocassette.

    Video cassettes

    “Nous avons regardé de vieilles vidéocassettes.”

    “Les vidéocassettes sont obsolètes.”

    syn:bandes vidéo
    ant:DVDsBlu-raysfichiers numériques

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-settes', a common pattern in French. The stress is relatively weak compared to some other languages.

Syllables

6
vi/vi/
dé/de/
o/ɔ/
cas/ka/
set/sɛt/
tes/tɛs/

vi — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. dé — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. o — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. cas — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. set — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.. tes — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.

Word Parts

pre

vidéo-

From Latin 'video' (I see), indicating the medium.

root

cassette-

From Italian 'cassa' (box), denoting the container.

suf

-s

Plural marker.

Similar Words

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Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are generally assigned to the syllable that provides the most natural phonetic grouping.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed syllables.

  • The 'éo' sequence is treated as two separate vowel sounds for syllabification, despite potential diphthongization in pronunciation.
  • Final 's' is silent, but affects syllable count.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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