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époustouflassiez

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
French
Enriched
6syllables

époustoufflassiez

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

é-pous-touf-fla-ssi-ez

Pronunciation

/e.pustu.fla.sje/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

é- + poustoufl- + -assiez

The word 'époustouflassiez' is a verb form with six syllables divided according to French vowel-initial and consonant cluster rules. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of a prefix, root, and suffix, and its syllabification is consistent with similar French verbs.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of *époustoufler*

    (You all) would stun/overwhelm.

    Si vous aviez plus de temps, vous époustoufleriez vos amis avec vos histoires.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-iez', as is typical in French.

Syllables

6
é/e/
pous/pu/
touf/tu/
fla/fla/
ssi/sje/
ez/je/

é Open syllable, vowel sound.. pous Open syllable, vowel sound.. touf Open syllable, vowel sound.. fla Open syllable, vowel sound.. ssi Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.. ez Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Each syllable starting with a vowel is a separate syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they can be naturally separated by a pronunciation break.

Final Syllable Rule

The final syllable often contains the stress and can be closed or open.

  • The 'stfl' cluster is a valid sequence in French and is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-iez' is a common pattern and doesn't present unique syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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