engourdissaissaient
Syllables
en-gour-dis-sai-ssaient
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.ɡuʁ.di.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
en- + gourd- + -iss-aient
The word 'engourdissaient' is divided into five syllables: en-gour-dis-sai-ssaient. It's a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, derived from Latin and Old French roots. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of breaking syllables before vowels and after the first consonant in a cluster.
Definitions
- 1
To be becoming numb or stiff; to be losing sensitivity.
Were becoming numb/stiff.
“Leurs doigts engourdissaient par le froid.”
“Les muscles engourdissaient après l'effort.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable (/sɑ̃/), though French stress is less prominent than in English.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, beginning of the word.. gour — Closed syllable, containing a rhotic consonant.. dis — Open syllable.. sai — Open syllable, part of the auxiliary verb.. ssaient — Closed syllable, final syllable of the verb.
Word Parts
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Vowel Break
Syllables are generally broken before vowels.
Consonant Cluster Break
Consonant clusters are broken after the first vowel.
Open Syllable Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel sound.
- Nasal vowels do not affect syllable division but influence pronunciation.
- Liaison can occur in connected speech, potentially altering the phonetic realization but not the syllabification.
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