dépelotonnaient
Syllables
dé-pe-lo-ton-naient
Pronunciation
/de.pe.lɔ.tɔ.nɛ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
dé- + pelote + -onnaient
The word 'dépelotonnaient' is divided into five syllables: dé-pe-lo-ton-naient. It consists of the prefix 'dé-', the root 'pelote', and the suffix '-onnaient'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-naient'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, with consonants between vowels attached to the following syllable.
Definitions
- 1
To remove balls of lint or fluff; to de-bobble.
They were de-bobbling / They were removing the lint balls.
“Ils dépelotonnaient les pulls en laine.”
“Elle dépelotonnait ses vieilles idées.”
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Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-naient', which is typical for French verbs. The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. lo — Open syllable, unstressed.. ton — Nasal syllable, unstressed.. naient — Nasal syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonants between vowels are typically attached to the following vowel.
Prefix Separation
Prefixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The imperfect tense ending '-onnaient' is a common pattern and doesn't present unusual syllabification challenges.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ is a characteristic feature of French phonology.
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