écouvillonnions
Syllables
é-cou-vil-lon-nions
Pronunciation
/e.ku.vi.jɔ̃.njɔ̃/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
é- + couvill- + -onnions
The word 'écouvillonnions' is a verb conjugation divided into five syllables (é-cou-vil-lon-nions) with stress on 'lon'. Syllabification follows French rules avoiding single intervocalic consonants and grouping consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To swab, to clean with a cotton swab.
We were swabbing / We used to swab.
“Nous écouvillonnions les plaies avec précaution.”
“Les infirmières écouvillonnaient les gorges des patients.”
ant:salir
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lon').
Syllables
é — Open, unstressed syllable.. cou — Open, unstressed syllable.. vil — Closed, unstressed syllable.. lon — Closed, stressed syllable.. nions — Closed, unstressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Initial Vowel Rule
A word starting with a vowel begins a syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Rule
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Avoid Single Intervocalic Consonant
French avoids leaving a single consonant between vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The 'illon' sequence is a common pattern in French verbs.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'nions' influences the preceding syllable's structure.
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