Hyphenation ofenvieilliraient

Analysis of "envieilliraient"

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "envieilliraient" is the conditional tense, third-person plural form of the verb "vieillir" (to grow old). It's a complex word with multiple morphemes and a somewhat irregular stem due to vowel changes. Pronunciation involves nasal vowels and liaison possibilities.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, which prioritize vowel sounds and avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are difficult to pronounce together, the division is as follows (using only the original letters):

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: en- (Latin origin, prefixing verb, indicating 'to begin to' or intensifying action).
• Root: vieill- (from vieux - old, Latin vetulus). This is the stem of the verb vieillir.
• Suffix: -iraient (Conditional ending, indicating what would happen. Derived from the imperfect subjunctive of aller + present conditional ending).

4. Stress Identification:

French generally has stress on the final syllable of a phrase or breath group. In isolated words, the final syllable receives the primary stress.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ɑ̃.vje.ji.ʁɛ̃/

6. Edge Case Review:

The "ill" sequence presents a potential edge case. While "ill" can sometimes be broken as "i-ll", in this case, it's treated as a single syllable due to the vowel quality and the overall flow of the word.

7. Grammatical Role:

"envieilliraient" is exclusively a verb form. Syllabification doesn't shift based on grammatical role as it's already a conjugated verb.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: To be growing old, would grow old.
• Part of Speech: Verb (Conditional)
• Translation: Would grow old.
• Synonyms: vieillissent (present conditional), deviendraient vieux (would become old)
• Antonyms: rajeuniraient (would grow younger)
• Examples: "Ils envieilliraient lentement si ils vivaient dans la campagne." (They would grow old slowly if they lived in the countryside.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• vieillir: /vje.jiʁ/ - Syllables: vi-eil-lir. Similar structure, but without the conditional ending.
• vieillissement: /vje.ji.s(ə̃).mɑ̃/ - Syllables: vieil-lis-se-ment. Demonstrates how the root vieill- remains consistent.
• envisagerait: /ɑ̃.vi.za.ʁe/ - Syllables: en-vi-sa-ge-rait. Shows the prefix en- and conditional ending are common patterns.

Detailed Syllable Breakdown & Rules:

• en-: /ɑ̃/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Exception: The nasal vowel 'ã' is a single sound unit.
• vie: /vje/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonants following a vowel belong to that syllable unless they form a difficult cluster.
• ill: /ji/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Diphthongs and vowel clusters are generally kept together in a single syllable. Exception: The 'ill' sequence is treated as a single syllable despite the potential for division.
• i-: /i/ - Open syllable. Rule: Vowels form the nucleus of a syllable.
• raient: /ʁɛ̃/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonants following a vowel belong to that syllable. The 'r' is a consonant that follows the vowel 'i'.

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