embroussaillais
The word 'embroussaillais' is divided into four syllables: em-brou-ssaill-ais. The stress falls on the final syllable. It's the imperfect indicative of the verb 'embroussailler', formed from a Latin prefix, Old French root, and French suffixes. Syllabification follows onset maximization and avoids stranded consonants.
Definitions
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Imperfect indicative of *embroussailler* - to overgrow with brushwood; to make a mess of; to confuse.
(He/She/I) was overgrowing, (He/She/I) was making a mess of, (He/She/I) was confusing.
“La végétation embroussaillait le chemin.”
“Il embroussaillait les pistes pour éviter d'être découvert.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable 'ais'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel.. brou — Open syllable, containing a rounded vowel.. ssaill — Closed syllable, containing a diphthong and a consonant cluster.. ais — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Syllables prefer to begin with a consonant.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are not left at the end of a syllable unless part of a permissible cluster.
Vowel Grouping
Vowel groups are typically separated into different syllables.
- The 'ai' diphthong in 'ais' is treated as a single syllable unit.
- The 'ss' cluster is permissible within a syllable in French.
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