entreheurterions
Syllables
en-tre-heur-te-rions
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.tʁə.œʁ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
entre- + heurter + -ions
The word 'entre-heurterions' is a conditional verb form syllabified into 'en-tre-heur-te-rions'. It consists of the prefix 'entre-', the root 'heurter', and the suffix '-ions'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and considers consonant clusters and the hyphenated prefix.
Definitions
- 1
To collide with each other, to bump into each other (in a conditional sense).
They would collide.
“Si les voitures n'avaient pas freiné, elles s'entre-heurtaient.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('rions') in French, as is typical for phrases and breath groups.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable.. heur — Closed syllable.. te — Open syllable.. rions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-based Syllabification
French syllables generally center around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily pronounced as separate syllables.
Hyphenated Prefix Rule
Hyphens often indicate a syllable break, but pronunciation dictates the final division.
- The 'entre-' prefix can sometimes be pronounced as a single syllable /ɑ̃tʁə/ due to liaison, but maintaining the hyphenated structure is more accurate for syllabification.
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