caillebottaient
The word 'caillebottaient' is divided into four syllables: cai-lle-bot-taient. It's a verb form derived from 'caille' (stone) and 'boter' (to throw), conjugated in the imperfect tense. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based division and maintains consonant clusters.
Definitions
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To pelt with stones.
To pelt with stones
“Ils caillebottaient le chat.”
“The were pelting the cat with stones.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('taient').
Syllables
cai — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. lle — Open syllable, 'll' pronounced as /l/.. bot — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. taient — Closed syllable, containing the imperfect ending '-aient'.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are kept together unless easily separable.
Morphological Units
Morphological units (suffixes) are not broken up.
- The 'll' digraph is pronounced as a single /l/ sound.
- The imperfect ending '-aient' is treated as a single unit.
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