catéchisasions
The word 'catéchisassions' is divided into five syllables: ca-té-chi-sa-sions. It's a verb form with a Greek-derived root and a complex suffix. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules, prioritizing vowel nuclei and allowing consonant clusters in syllable codas.
Definitions
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First-person plural imperfect subjunctive of *catéchiser*
We would catechize / We were to catechize
“Si nous étions prêtres, nous catéchisassions les enfants.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sa' in 'caté-chi-sa-**sions**').
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. té — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. chi — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sa — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by nasal vowel.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are permitted at the end of syllables, especially when followed by a vowel in the next syllable.
- The /sj/ cluster is a common and accepted feature of French syllable codas.
- The verb ending '-sions' is a standard morphological marker and doesn't introduce unusual syllabification challenges.
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