embroussaillées
The word 'embroussaillées' is divided into four syllables: em-brou-ssa-illées. It's a feminine plural adjective derived from Latin roots, with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the principles of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, with a permissible consonant cluster in the final syllable.
Definitions
- 1
Covered in thickets; overgrown with brushwood.
Overgrown, bushy, thicketed.
“Les collines embroussaillées étaient difficiles à traverser.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'illées'.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. brou — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ssa — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. illées — Closed syllable, consonant cluster coda, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Each syllable attempts to have a consonant onset when possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left isolated between syllables.
- The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in the first syllable doesn't alter the syllabification rules.
- The consonant cluster /saj/ is permissible but could be considered a slight deviation from the typical preference for simpler syllable codas.
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