paillassonnasses
Syllables
pa-il-las-son-nas-ses
Pronunciation
/pa.ja.sɔ̃.nas.sɛs/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
paillasse + on-nas-ses
“Paillassonnasses” is a French noun meaning 'straw mattresses'. It's syllabified as pa-il-las-son-nas-ses, with stress on 'nas'. The word is built from the root *paillasse* with augmentative and plural suffixes. Syllabification follows standard French rules.
Definitions
- 1
Old, worn-out straw mattresses; figuratively, old, worthless things.
Straw mattresses, old rags
“Ils dormaient sur des paillassonnasses.”
“Ces vieilles idées sont de véritables paillassonnasses.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'nas' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).
Syllables
pa — Open syllable, onset consonant.. il — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. las — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. son — Nasal syllable, closed syllable.. nas — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ses — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Syllables attempt to maximize their onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable).
Vowel Break
Each vowel nucleus forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
- The word is complex due to multiple suffixes. Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter perceived syllable boundaries.
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