couchailassent
The word 'couchaillassent' is divided into four syllables: cou-chai-las-sent. It's the imperfect indicative of 'couchailler', meaning 'to loaf'. Syllabification follows the vowel-initial rule and maintains consonant clusters. Stress is subtle, falling on the final syllable.
Definitions
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To loaf, to laze around, to idle.
To loaf, to laze around, to idle.
“Ils couchaillaient toute l'après-midi.”
“Nous couchaillions au soleil.”
Stress pattern
Stress is subtle in French, but the final syllable '-ent' receives a slight emphasis.
Syllables
cou — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. chai — Open syllable, 'ch' treated as a single phoneme.. las — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Every vowel sound initiates a new syllable.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless pronunciation is difficult.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/ in French.
- Nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ does not pose a special syllabification challenge.
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