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Old June 10, 2010, 03:53 PM
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Competence vs Competences
I know how to pronounce competence /ˈkɒmpɪtəns/ my question is how do I pronounce the plural, where does the stress fall? 1st syllable or 3rd one?
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Old June 10, 2010, 04:42 PM
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The plural is a 4 syllable word, comp - it - tense - siz .. stress sounds to me when I say it outloud on the last syllable, but I could be wrong.
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Old June 11, 2010, 02:25 AM
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Then, competen´ces. Thank you, I coundn´t find it in any dictionary. I really appreciate.
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Old June 11, 2010, 02:41 AM
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I would still stress the first syllable myself, making it pro-proparoxytone (=sobresdrújulo)
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Old June 11, 2010, 04:11 AM
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You mean the 1st and last???
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Old June 11, 2010, 04:30 AM
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No, just the first.
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Old June 11, 2010, 02:04 PM
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Primary stress on first syllable, secondary on third.
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