enfutaillassent
Syllables
en-fu-tail-las-sent
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.fy.taj.la.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
en- + futaill- + -ass-
The word 'enfutaillassent' is syllabified as en-fu-tail-las-sent, following French rules of vowel-centered syllables and consonant cluster maintenance. It's the third-person plural imperfect indicative of 'enfutailler' (to stuff, pad, or fill), with stress on the final syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'en-', root 'futaill-', and suffixes '-ass-' and '-ent'.
Definitions
- 1
To stuff, pad, or fill (something).
To stuff, to pad, to fill.
“Elle enfutaillait les coussins avec de la ouate.”
“Il a enfutaillé sa veste pour se protéger du froid.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable ('sent'), but is relatively weak in French. It's more a matter of rhythmic prominence than strong accentuation.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. fu — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. tail — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tl' maintained.. las — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. sent — Closed syllable, final syllable, receives rhythmic prominence.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centered Syllables
Syllables are built around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are maintained unless they are complex and violate French phonotactics.
- The 'tail' syllable could theoretically be split as 'ta-il', but French generally avoids splitting consonant clusters of this type.
- Liaison between 'las' and 'sent' is common in fluent speech.
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