emprisonnassent
Syllables
em-pri-son-nas-sent
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.na.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
em- + prison- + -nassent
The word 'emprisonnassent' is divided into five syllables: em-pri-son-nas-sent. It's the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'emprisonner'. Syllabification follows vowel nucleus and consonant cluster rules, with a slight stress on the final syllable. The doubled 'n' and the subjunctive ending are key morphological features.
Definitions
- 1
They were imprisoning (or were to imprison).
They were imprisoning.
“Si j'avais le pouvoir, j'emprisonnerais tous les criminels.”
“Ils emprisonnaient les dissidents politiques.”
Stress pattern
Stress is relatively weak in French. The final syllable '-sent' receives a slight, but not strongly marked, stress.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. pri — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'pr'.. son — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. nas — Open syllable.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels form syllable nuclei.
Final Syllable
French often has a final syllable that is lightly stressed.
- The doubled 'n' in 'emprisonnassent' is a morphological feature that affects pronunciation and syllabification.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-assent' is a specific feature of French verb conjugation.
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