entrecoupassent
Syllables
en-tre-cou-pas-sent
Pronunciation
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ku.pas.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
en- + coup- + -assent
The word 'entrecoupassent' is a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, third-person plural. It is divided into five syllables: en-tre-cou-pas-sent. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel sounds and permissible consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
They were cutting across/intersecting.
They were cutting across/intersecting.
“Les routes s'entrecoupassent à cet endroit.”
“Si les chemins s'entrecoupassent, nous pourrions nous rencontrer.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sent', typical for French.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. tre — Open syllable, permissible consonant cluster 'tr'. cou — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. pas — Closed syllable, ending in a consonant.. sent — Closed syllable, ending in a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Permissible initial consonant clusters (like 'tr') are kept together within a syllable.
- The 'coup-' root is a single morpheme and syllable.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-assent' follows standard French morphological patterns.
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