émoustillassent
Syllables
é-mous-til-las-sent
Pronunciation
/e.mu.sti.jas.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
é- + moustill- + -assent
The word 'émoustillassent' is divided into five syllables: é-mous-til-las-sent. It's the 3rd person plural imperfect indicative of 'émoustiller' and follows standard French syllabification rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and keeping consonant clusters intact. Stress falls on the final syllable.
Definitions
- 1
They were tickling/teasing.
They were tickling/teasing.
“Les enfants s'émoustillassent joyeusement.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('sent') in French.
Syllables
é — Open syllable, vowel sound.. mous — Open syllable, vowel sound.. til — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. las — Open syllable, vowel sound.. sent — Nasal syllable, vowel sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Each vowel sound generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound.
Nasal Vowel Rule
Nasal vowels form their own syllables.
- The 'ill' sequence is treated as a single unit.
- The imperfect indicative ending '-assent' follows standard syllabification patterns.
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