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Words with Root “quign-” in French
Browse French words sharing the root “quign-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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quign- From Old French *quigner*, Frankish *kniggan* - to gnaw, to pinch.
maquignonnaient
4 syllables15 letters
ma·qui·gnon·naient
/ma.ki.ɲɔ̃.nɔ̃.jɛ̃/
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The word 'maquignonnaient' is a verb in the imperfect indicative, third-person plural, meaning 'to grimace'. It is divided into four syllables: ma-qui-gnon-naient. The stress falls on the final syllable. The word's morphology includes a prefix 'ma-', a root 'quign-', and a suffix '-onnaient'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of onset-rime structure and consonant cluster splitting.