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dépelotonnaient

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

pelotonnaient

Linguistic Analysis

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

verb
  1. 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.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-naient', which is typical for French verbs. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
/de/
pe/pe/
lo/lɔ/
ton/tɔ̃/
naient/nɛ̃/

Open syllable, unstressed.. pe Open syllable, unstressed.. lo Open syllable, unstressed.. ton Nasal syllable, unstressed.. naient Nasal syllable, stressed.

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.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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