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débâillonneraient

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6 syllables
17 characters
French
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6syllables

débâillonneraient

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-bâ-il-lon-ne-raient

Pronunciation

/de.ba.jɔ̃.ne.ʁɛ̃/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

dé- + bâillon- + -ner-aient

The word 'débâillonneraient' is a complex verb form syllabified into six syllables: dé-bâ-il-lon-ne-raient. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'dé-', the root 'bâillon-', and the suffix '-neraient'. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To gape, to stand with one's mouth open, to be slack-jawed.

    To gape, to stand agape

    “Ils débâillonneraient devant une telle nouvelle.”

    “Elle débâillonnerait d'étonnement.”

    syn:entrouvrir la bouchebéer la bouche
    ant:fermer la bouche

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-ne-'). French stress is generally on the last syllable of a phrase, but recedes in longer words.

Syllables

6
dé/de/
bâ/bã/
il/jɔ̃/
lon/ne/
ne/ʁɛ̃/
raient/ʁɛ̃/

dé — Open syllable, prefix. Unstressed.. bâ — Open syllable, part of the root. Unstressed.. il — Open syllable, part of the root, containing a nasal vowel. Unstressed.. lon — Closed syllable, part of the root. Unstressed.. ne — Closed syllable, containing the conditional ending. Stressed.. raient — Closed syllable, containing the conditional ending. Stressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal', 'removal', or 'downward'. Verbal prefix.

root

bâillon-

Origin uncertain, possibly onomatopoeic. Verb root.

suf

-ner-aient

Latin origin, infinitive verb ending + conditional present ending. Verb tense/mood marker.

Similar Words

dé­bal­lon­ne­raientdé­bâil­lon­néré­bâil­lon­ne­raient

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel sound are generally open.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Vowel Sequences

Vowel sequences are usually divided into separate syllables.

Nasal Vowels

Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit.

  • The uvular 'r' sound is a standard feature of French pronunciation and doesn't significantly affect syllabification.
  • The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ is a key feature of the word's pronunciation and syllabic structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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