dépélotonnasses
Syllables
dé-pé-lo-ton-nas-ses
Pronunciation
/de.pe.lɔ.tɔ.nas/
Stress
000011
Morphemes
dé- + pelote + -onnas-es
The word 'dépelotonnasses' is a French noun meaning 'masses of tangled hair'. It is divided into six syllables: dé-pé-lo-ton-nas-ses, with stress on the final syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'dé-', the root 'pelote', and the suffix '-onnas-es'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and maintains pronounceable consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
A large, tangled mass of hair; a disheveled or unkempt head of hair.
Masses of tangled hair
“Elle avait une tête pleine de dépelotonnasses.”
“Le vieux sorcier avait des dépelotonnasses blanchies par le temps.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-ses'.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, vowel sound.. pé — Open syllable, vowel sound.. lo — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ton — Nasal vowel, closed syllable.. nas — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ses — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
French syllables are primarily built around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable if they are pronounceable as a unit.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress typically falls on the final syllable.
- The '-onnas' suffix is relatively rare and archaic.
- The vowel cluster in 'pelote' is permissible in French.
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