glandouillassent
The word 'glandouillassent' is divided into four syllables: gland-ouil-las-sent. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters. It's the third-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb 'glandouiller,' meaning to loaf or waste time.
Definitions
- 1
To loaf, to mess around, to waste time.
To goof off, to slack off.
“Ils glandouillaient au café toute l'après-midi.”
“Arrête de glandouiller et fais tes devoirs!”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sent' as is typical in French.
Syllables
gland — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ouil — Open syllable, diphthong.. las — Open syllable.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Consonant clusters are maintained unless they are complex.
Nasal Vowel Integration
Nasal vowels (like /ɑ̃/) are considered part of the syllable they belong to, and the preceding 'n' is not separated.
Final Consonant Closure
A final consonant closes the syllable if it follows a vowel sound.
- The 'ouil' sequence is treated as a single unit. No consonant clusters are broken due to their relative simplicity.
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