écarquillerions
Syllables
é-car-qui-lle-rions
Pronunciation
/e.kaʁ.ki.je.ʁjɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
é- + carquill- + -erions
The word 'écarquillerions' is syllabified as é-car-qui-lle-rions, following French rules prioritizing vowel sounds. It's the first-person plural conditional of 'écarquiller' (to widen), with a stress on the final syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix, root, and conditional verb ending.
Definitions
- 1
To widen (eyes, mouth, etc.), to gape, to open wide.
To widen, to gape, to open wide.
“Nous écarquillerions les yeux de surprise.”
“Ils écarquillerions la bouche en entendant l'histoire.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('rions') in French.
Syllables
é — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. car — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'r' at the end.. qui — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lle — Closed syllable, 'll' treated as a single consonant.. rions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'r' at the beginning.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Every vowel sound initiates a new syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonants following a vowel typically belong to the next syllable, but consonant clusters can create exceptions.
- The pronunciation of the 'r' sound can vary regionally, but does not affect the standard syllabification.
- The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant sound in this context.
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