percemurailles
The word 'perce-murailles' is a compound noun with five syllables: per-ce-mu-rai-lles. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, dividing around vowels. The word is morphologically composed of a prefix 'perce-', a root 'mur-', and a suffix '-ailles'.
Definitions
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A plant (species *Stachys byzantina*) known for its ability to grow through walls.
Wall-piercer
“Le perce-murailles pousse dans les fissures des murs.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable ('lles'), which is typical for French nouns.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 'ʁ'. ce — Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'ə'. mu — Open syllable, onset 'm', nucleus 'y'. rai — Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'a', coda 'j'. lles — Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 's'
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
French prefers to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless necessary.
Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are often divided around vowels.
- The hyphen in 'perce-murailles' is a morphological marker and is retained in the syllable division.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation do not affect syllabification.
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