boustifaillâtes
Syllables
bou-sti-fail-lâ-tes
Pronunciation
/bus.ti.faj.jɑt/
Stress
00011
Morphemes
bou- + stif- + -aille-âtes
The word 'boustifaillâtes' is divided into five syllables: bou-sti-fail-lâ-tes. It's a verb in the imperfect indicative, 2nd person plural, meaning 'to mess up'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows the standard French rules of forming syllables around vowel nuclei and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To make a mess, to botch something up, to do something clumsily and unsuccessfully.
To mess up, to botch, to bungle.
“Vous boustifaillâtes complètement la présentation.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lâ').
Syllables
bou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. sti — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'st'. fail — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ail'. lâ — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'ɑ'. tes — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 's'
Word Parts
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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 exceptionally complex.
- The silent 's' at the end of the word does not affect syllabification.
- The 'ail' cluster is a common occurrence in French and doesn't present a significant edge case.
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