pendouillassions
Syllables
pen-dou-il-las-sions
Pronunciation
/pɑ̃.du.i.las.sjɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
pen- + douil- + -lass-
The word 'pendouillassions' is a French verb in the imperfect subjunctive, first-person plural. It is divided into five syllables: pen-dou-il-las-sions. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is morphologically complex, with a Latin-derived prefix, a root related to pain, and iterative/grammatical suffixes. Syllabification follows the rules of maximizing onsets and requiring a vowel nucleus in each syllable.
Definitions
- 1
To dawdle, to waste time, to fiddle about, to procrastinate.
To dawdle, to waste time.
“Il pendouillait au lieu de travailler.”
“Arrête de pendouiller et finis tes devoirs!”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sions', typical of French.
Syllables
pen — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. dou — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. il — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. las — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. sions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Syllables are formed to maximize the number of consonants in the onset position.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
- The 'ouil' sequence is divided as 'dou-il' based on vowel glide.
- The final '-sions' is a common verb ending and follows standard syllabification rules.
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