Hyphenation ofbrouillonnassions

Analysis of "brouillonnassions" (French)

1. Pronunciation: The word "brouillonnassions" is pronounced approximately as /bʁu.jɔ.na.sjɔ̃/. It's a complex verb form, specifically the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive.

2. Syllable Division: The syllable division, adhering to the rule of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, is: brou-illon-nas-sions.

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: None
• Root: brouil- (from Old French broillier, meaning "to stir up, confuse" - ultimately from Frankish brōljan "to burn, trouble").
• Suffixes:
  • -lon- (augmentative/diminutive suffix, originally indicating a somewhat messy or incomplete action. Origin: Vulgar Latin illō + suffix)
  • -na- (thematic vowel, linking the root to the conjugation ending. Origin: Latin)
  • -ssions (imperfect subjunctive ending for the first-person plural. Origin: Latin)

4. Stress Identification: The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable: "nas".

5. Phonetic Transcription: /bʁu.jɔ̃.na.sjɔ̃/

6. Edge Case Review: French syllabification generally avoids consonant clusters at the end of syllables. The "ss" cluster in "sions" is a common example where this rule is applied, creating a syllable boundary before it.

7. Grammatical Role: This word is exclusively a verb form (imperfect subjunctive, 1st person plural). Syllabification doesn't significantly shift based on grammatical role, as the orthography remains constant.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: "brouillonnassions" is the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of the verb "brouillonner" (to scribble, to draft messily, to make a rough copy). It expresses a hypothetical or conditional action in the past.
• Translation: "we were scribbling," "we would be drafting," "we used to scribble."
• Grammatical Category: Verb (imperfect subjunctive)
• Synonyms: gribouillions (scribble), esquissons (sketch)
• Antonyms: finalisons (finalize), achevons (complete)
• Examples: "Nous brouillonnassions des idées pour le projet." (We were scribbling ideas for the project.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• nationaux: na-ti-o-naux. Similar syllable structure, with vowel-consonant-vowel patterns. Stress on the final syllable.
• occasion: o-ca-si-on. Similar vowel-consonant alternation. Stress on the final syllable.
• illustrations: i-lus-tra-si-ons. Similar ending "-sions", with the same syllabification rule applied. Stress on the penultimate syllable.

Syllable Breakdown Details:

• brou: /bʁu/ - Open syllable. Rule: Onset maximization. The 'br' cluster forms the onset.
• illon: /jɔ̃/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Vowel followed by consonant cluster.
• nas: /na/ - Open syllable. Rule: Vowel followed by consonant. This syllable receives the primary stress.
• sions: /sjɔ̃/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant cluster followed by vowel. The 's' is part of the onset, and the 'ions' forms the rhyme.

Exceptions/Special Cases:

• The "illon" syllable is somewhat unusual due to the nasal vowel and the preceding consonant cluster.
• The imperfect subjunctive ending "-sions" is a common source of syllabification complexity in French verbs.

Division Rules Applied:

• Onset Maximization: Attempting to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
• Vowel-Consonant Division: Dividing syllables after vowels.
• Avoid Stranded Consonants: Avoiding leaving single consonants at the end of a syllable when they can be part of the following syllable's onset.