embarbouillèrent
Syllables
em-bar-bou-il-lè-rent
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.bɑʁ.buj.lɛ.ʁɛ̃/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
em- + bar- + -rent
The word 'embarbouillèrent' is divided into six syllables: em-bar-bou-il-lè-rent. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lè'. The word is a verb form derived from 'embarbouiller' with a prefix and a past tense suffix. Syllable division follows standard French rules of breaking consonant clusters and dividing between vowels.
Definitions
- 1
To have splashed, smeared, or messed up (something) – 3rd person plural past historic/simple past indicative.
They splashed, they smeared, they messed up.
“Ils embarbouillèrent les murs de peinture.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'lè'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel.. bar — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.. bou — Open syllable.. il — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.. lè — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. rent — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up to avoid syllables starting with consonant clusters.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are typically divided between vowels.
Penultimate Stress
French generally stresses the penultimate syllable.
- The 'r' sound can sometimes form a syllable on its own, but is integrated here.
- Nasal vowels form their own syllables.
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