entrecroisaient
The word 'entrecroisaient' is divided into four syllables: en-tre-croi-saient. It consists of the prefix 'en-', the root 'crois-', and the suffix '-aient'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and forming syllables around vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
To cross each other, to intersect, to meet (paths, glances, etc.).
They were crossing/intersecting.
“Leurs regards s'entrecroisaient dans la foule.”
“Les chemins s'entrecroisaient à la lisière du bois.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable, as is typical in French. The syllable 'saient' is the primary stressed syllable.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, vowel initial.. tre — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. croi — Open syllable, diphthong as nucleus.. saient — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllables beginning with a vowel are separated.
Onset-Nucleus-Coda
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus, with preceding onsets and following codas.
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are broken up to create syllables with a consonant-vowel structure whenever possible.
- The 'r' in 'tre' can sometimes be considered a syllabic 'r', but here it functions as part of the onset.
- Nasal vowels require consideration as syllable nuclei.
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