interpellassent
Syllables
in-ter-pel-las-sent
Pronunciation
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.las.sɑ̃/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
inter- + pell- + -assent
The word 'interpellassent' is divided into five syllables: in-ter-pel-las-sent. The primary stress falls on 'pel'. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard French rules of building syllables around vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant breaks.
Definitions
- 1
To address someone directly, to question or challenge someone.
To address, to question, to challenge.
“Le député interpellassent le ministre sur la politique économique.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pel'). French stress is generally less prominent than in English.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ter — Closed syllable, uvular 'r'.. pel — Open syllable, primary stress.. las — Closed syllable.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are generally not broken unless they are complex or involve specific phonetic constraints.
- The uvular 'r' pronunciation can have slight regional variations.
- Nasal vowels do not alter the basic syllabification rules.
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