dépatouillaient
Syllables
dé-pa-tou-ill-aient
Pronunciation
/de.pa.tu.jɛ̃.t/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
dé- + patouil- + -aient
The word 'dépatouillaient' is divided into five syllables: dé-pa-tou-ill-aient. Syllabification follows vowel-centered rules, maintaining consonant clusters. The stress falls on the final syllable '-aient'. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'dé-', the root 'patouil-', and the suffix '-aient'.
Definitions
- 1
To disentangle; to sort out; to unravel.
To disentangle, to sort out, to cope with clumsily.
“Il a fallu dépatouiller la situation.”
“Elle a dépatouillé avec les fils électriques.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-aient', as is typical in French.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pa — Open syllable.. tou — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. ill — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. aient — Closed syllable, contains a nasal vowel and is stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centered Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel (or diphthong) typically constitutes a syllable nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally difficult to pronounce.
- The 'ill' cluster is a common occurrence in French and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
- Nasal vowels are treated as single phonemes within a syllable.
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