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infléchissaient

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “infléchissaient” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

infléchisseaient

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

in-flé-chi-sse-aient

Pronunciation

/ɛ̃.fle.ʃi.sɛ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

in- + fléch- + -issaient

The word 'infléchissaient' is divided into five syllables: in-flé-chi-sse-aient. It follows French syllabification rules based on vowel sounds and the treatment of consonant clusters. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is a verb form derived from Latin roots.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    They were bending.

    Ils se pliaient.

    “Les branches infléchissaient sous le poids de la neige.”

    “Les négociateurs infléchissaient leur position.”

    syn:courbaientpliaient
    ant:redressaienttendaient

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable '-aient', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
in/ɛ̃/
flé/fle/
chi/ʃi/
sse/sɛ̃/
aient/sɛ̃/

in — Open syllable, vowel sound.. flé — Open syllable, vowel sound.. chi — Open syllable, consonant cluster 'ch' treated as one phoneme.. sse — Open syllable, consonant cluster 'ss' treated as one phoneme.. aient — Open syllable, final syllable with nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

in-

Latin origin, meaning 'in, on, into'. Functions as a negative or directional prefix.

root

fléch-

Latin origin (*flectere* - to bend). Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-issaient

French, imperfect indicative ending. Derived from the auxiliary *être* and the past participle.

Similar Words

fin­is­sai­entcom­men­çai­entpa­rai­ssai­ent

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Treatment

Consonant clusters are treated as single units if they represent a single phoneme in French (e.g., 'ch', 'ss').

  • The 'ch' and 'ss' consonant clusters are treated as single phonemes.
  • Liaison may occur between the final 't' of a preceding word and the initial 'i' of 'infléchissaient'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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