caillebotterons
The word 'caillebotterons' is divided into five syllables: cai-lle-bot-ter-ons. It's a verb in the future tense, first-person plural, meaning 'to headbutt'. Syllabification follows French rules of onset maximization and avoiding stranded consonants, with stress on the penultimate syllable.
Definitions
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To headbutt, to butt with the head.
To headbutt
“Nous caillebotterons pour gagner le match.”
“Les taureaux caillebotent souvent.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ter').
Syllables
cai — Open syllable, vowel sound /e/.. lle — Open syllable, vowel sound /e/.. bot — Closed syllable, vowel sound /ɔ/.. ter — Closed syllable, vowel sound /ɔ/.. ons — Closed syllable, nasal vowel sound /ɔ̃/
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
French prefers to maximize onsets, avoiding consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless part of a permissible cluster.
Vowel Grouping
Vowel groups are generally separated into syllables.
- The 'll' sequence is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- Nasal vowel syllabification.
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