empoussiéreront
Syllables
em-pous-sié-re-ront
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.pu.sje.ʁe.ʁɔ̃/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
em- + poussièr- + -eront
The verb 'empoussiéreront' (they will dust) is divided into five syllables: em-pous-sié-re-ront, with stress on 'sié'. Syllabification follows standard French rules, maximizing onsets and initiating syllables with vowels. The word's morphology reveals Latin origins.
Definitions
- 1
To dust (future tense, 3rd person plural)
They will dust
“Ils empoussiéreront les meubles avant l'arrivée des invités.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sié'), the penultimate syllable of the root.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial vowel.. pous — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. sié — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. re — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ront — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel Initial Rule
Any vowel initiates a new syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Rule
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Maximize Onset Rule
French tends to maximize the number of syllables with onsets.
- Nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'ront' does not affect syllabification.
- Uvular 'r' sound influences pronunciation but not syllable division.
- No significant regional variations affect syllabification.
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