grassouillettes
The word 'grassouillettes' is divided into five syllables: gras-sou-il-let-tes. It's an adjective meaning 'slightly plump' (feminine plural), derived from 'gras' (fat) with diminutive and plural suffixes. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster preservation.
Definitions
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Slightly plump, chubby (feminine plural)
Slightly plump, chubby (feminine plural)
“Les petites filles grassouillettes riaient aux éclats.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-tes' in standard French pronunciation.
Syllables
gras — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel is pronounced as /a/.. sou — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel is pronounced as /u/.. il — Open syllable, containing a semi-vowel and a vowel. The vowel is pronounced as /ɛ/.. let — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. The vowel is pronounced as /ɛ/.. tes — Closed syllable, containing a consonant. The 's' is silent.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are divided between vowels, as in 'gras-sou'.
Final Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters at the end of a word are generally kept together, as in '-illettes'.
Stress-Timing
French is a stress-timed language, and syllables are adjusted to accommodate the stressed syllable.
- The silent 's' at the end of the word does not affect syllabification.
- Liaison possibilities in connected speech do not alter the internal syllable structure.
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