entrechoquerais
Syllables
en-tre-cho-que-rais
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ʃɔ.kə.ʁe/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
entre- + choque- + -erais
The word 'entrechoquerais' is syllabified into 'en-tre-cho-que-rais' based on French vowel sound rules. It's a verb in the conditional mood, composed of the prefix 'entre-', root 'choque-', and suffix '-erais'. Stress falls on the final syllable.
Definitions
- 1
Conditional form of 'entrechoquer' - to collide, to clash, to bump into each other.
Would collide, would clash.
“Si les voitures n'avaient pas freiné, elles s'entrechoquerais.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('rais'), which is typical for French.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, vowel sound.. tre — Open syllable, vowel sound following a consonant.. cho — Open syllable, vowel sound following a consonant.. que — Open syllable, vowel sound following a consonant.. rais — Open syllable, vowel sound following a consonant, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
entre-
From Old French 'entre', Latin 'inter' - meaning 'between, among'. Prepositional prefix.
choque-
From Old French 'choquer', ultimately from Vulgar Latin 'coquiāre' - meaning 'to clash, to shock'. Verb stem.
-erais
Conditional ending, derived from Latin '-āre' + conditional suffix. Indicates conditional mood, 1st or 3rd person plural.
Similar Words
Vowel Sound Rule
Every vowel sound constitutes a syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Rule
A vowel following a consonant typically forms a new syllable.
- The 'entre-' prefix can sometimes lead to elision in connected speech, but this doesn't affect the internal syllabification.
- The consonant cluster 'ch' is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/ and doesn't cause syllable division issues.
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