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boursouflassions

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4 syllables
16 characters
French
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4syllables

boursouflassions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

bour-sou-fla-ssions

Pronunciation

/buʁ.su.fla.sjɔ̃/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

bour- + souffl- + -assions

The word 'boursouflassions' is divided into four syllables: bour-sou-fla-ssions. It consists of a prefix 'bour-', a root 'souffl-', and a suffix '-assions'. The final syllable receives the most subtle stress. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule, consonant cluster rule, and nasal vowel rule.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To puff up, inflate, or swell (often figuratively, to exaggerate).

    We were puffing up / We would be puffing up.

    “Nous boursouflassions nos joues pour faire rire les enfants.”

    “Ils boursouflassions leurs arguments pour convaincre le jury.”

    syn:gonflerenfler
    ant:dégonfler

Stress pattern

Stress is subtle in French, but the final syllable '-sions' receives the most noticeable emphasis.

Syllables

4
bour/buʁ/
sou/su/
fla/fla/
ssions/sjɔ̃/

bour — Open syllable, vowel followed by a rhotic consonant.. sou — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. fla — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. ssions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by a nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

bour-

Origin uncertain, possibly Germanic; functions as an intensifier.

root

souffl-

Origin: Latin *sufflare* (to blow); core meaning of the verb.

suf

-assions

Origin: Latin; verbal inflection indicating first-person plural imperfect subjunctive.

Similar Words

bour­ras­quersouf­fran­celas­si­tyud

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are complex and span syllable boundaries.

Nasal Vowel Rule

Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit.

  • The 'ss' cluster does not create a syllable break.
  • Subtle stress pattern in French; stress is not as prominent as in English.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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