impressionnable
The French adjective 'impressionnable' (meaning 'impressionable') is divided into syllables as im-pres-sion-nab-le, with stress on 'nab'. It's formed from Latin roots with French suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard French phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
Easily impressed; susceptible to influence; gullible.
Impressionable
“Les enfants sont souvent impressionnables.”
“Il est très impressionnable et croit tout ce qu'on lui dit.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'nab'. French stress typically falls on the final syllable, but is shifted here due to the schwa in the final syllable.
Syllables
im — Open syllable, unstressed.. pres — Closed syllable, unstressed.. sion — Closed syllable with nasal vowel, unstressed.. nab — Closed syllable, stressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
French prefers to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless they are part of a nasal vowel.
Vowel Grouping
Vowel groups are separated into syllables based on phonological boundaries.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'nab' influences the syllabification.
- The prefix 'im-' is always a separate syllable.
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