empuanttissaisent
Syllables
em-puant-tis-sai-sent
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.pɥɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
em- + puant- + -issaient
The word 'empuantissaient' is divided into five syllables: em-puant-tis-sai-sent. It's a verb form with a prefix 'em-', root 'puant-', and suffix '-issaient'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To make smell (badly), to stink, to cause a bad smell.
They were stinking/smelling/making a stink.
“Les égouts empuantissaient la rue.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sent' as per French stress rules.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, nasal vowel. Contains the prefix 'em'.. puant — Open syllable, nasal vowel. Contains the root 'puant'.. tis — Open syllable, contains part of the imperfect ending.. sai — Open syllable, nasal vowel. Contains part of the imperfect ending.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel. Contains the final part of the imperfect ending.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel sound are generally open.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless easily separable.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels form a single syllable unit.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress falls on the final syllable in French.
- The 'mp' and 'nt' consonant clusters are maintained within syllables, following French phonological rules.
- The degree of nasalization can vary slightly regionally, but doesn't affect the core syllabification.
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