asouvissements
Assouvissements is a French noun meaning 'satisfactions'. It is syllabified as a-sou-vis-se-ments, with stress on the final syllable. The word is composed of a prefix, root, and several suffixes. Syllabification follows standard French rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act of satisfying, fulfilling, or quenching. The state of being satisfied.
Satisfactions, fulfillments, quenching
“Les assouvissements de ses désirs étaient rares.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-ments', as is typical in French.
Syllables
a — Open syllable, vowel nucleus. sou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus. vis — Open syllable, vowel nucleus. se — Open syllable, vowel nucleus. ments — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally split according to the sonority hierarchy, but in French, consonant clusters are often maintained within a syllable, especially at the end.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in 'ments' is a characteristic feature of French phonology.
- The pronominal suffix '-se' is often treated as a separate syllable.
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