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weltanschauungs

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4 syllables
15 characters
French
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4syllables

veltanʃonœ̃

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

vel-tan-ʃo-nœ̃

Pronunciation

/vɛl.tan.ʃo.nœ̃/

Stress

0010

Morphemes

Weltanschauung + s

The German loanword 'Weltanschauungs' is syllabified into 'vel-tan-ʃo-nœ̃' in French, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun meaning 'worldview' and follows French syllabification rules prioritizing open syllables and treating consonant clusters as single units.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A particular philosophy or conception of the world.

    Worldview, philosophy of life

    Sa Weltanschauung était profondément pessimiste.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ʃo').

Syllables

4
vel/vɛl/
tan/tan/
ʃo/ʃo/
nœ̃/nœ̃/

vel Open syllable, initial syllable.. tan Open syllable, medial syllable.. ʃo Open syllable, medial syllable.. nœ̃ Closed syllable, final syllable, nasal vowel.

Open Syllable Preference

French syllabification favors open syllables (ending in a vowel).

Consonant Cluster Treatment

Consonant clusters are maintained as single units when possible, like 'sch' becoming /ʃ/

  • German loanword adaptation to French phonology.
  • The 'sch' cluster is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/ in French.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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