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embarbouillions

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

embarbouillions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

em-bar-bou-il-lions

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.baʁ.bu.jɔ̃.ljɔ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

em- + barbou- + -illons

The word 'embarbouillions' is syllabified as em-bar-bou-il-lions, with stress on the final syllable. It's a verb form composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'barbou-', and suffix '-illons'. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    The first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of *embarbouillonner*.

    that we might besmirch, if we were to mess up.

    “Si nous pouvions revenir en arrière, nous n'embarbouillonnerions pas cette pièce.”

    syn:salirmaculergâcher
    ant:nettoyerranger

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-lions', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
em/ɑ̃/
bar/baʁ/
bou/bu/
il/jɔ̃/
lions/ljɔ̃/

em — Open syllable, vowel sound.. bar — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. bou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. il — Closed syllable, semi-vowel followed by nasal vowel.. lions — Closed syllable, liquid consonant followed by nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

em-

Latin origin, prefixing verb, indicating 'in' or 'into'.

root

barbou-

Of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic, relating to smearing.

suf

-illons

French verbal inflection, 1st person plural imperfect subjunctive, derived from Latin *-illōnes*.

Similar Words

mil­ljɔ̃bʁi­jɔ̃baʁ.bu.j

Vowel-Based Syllabification

French prioritizes vowel sounds as syllable nuclei.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex.

Final Syllable Stress

The final syllable receives primary stress.

  • Nasal vowels /ɔ̃/ and /ɑ̃/ form syllable nuclei.
  • The 'll' in 'il' is treated as a single unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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