ébourgeonnasses
Syllables
é-bou-rge-on-nas-ses
Pronunciation
/e.buʁ.ʒɔ.nɑs/
Stress
010010
Morphemes
é- + bourgeon- + -nasses
ébourgeonnasses is a French noun meaning 'young shoots', divided into six syllables (é-bou-rge-on-nas-ses) with penultimate stress. It's morphologically complex, following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
Young shoots or buds; the young, tender shoots of trees or plants.
Young shoots, buds
“Les ébourgeonnasses promettaient une belle récolte.”
ant:branches sèches
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nas').
Syllables
é — Open syllable, initial vowel.. bou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. rge — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. on — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. nas — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ses — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
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Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up to avoid stranded consonants, but certain clusters remain intact.
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Consonants are not left at the beginning of a syllable unless part of a cluster.
- The 'gn' digraph is a single phoneme /ɲ/ but doesn't affect syllable division.
- Archaic nature of the word may lead to slight regional pronunciation variations.
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