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perquisitionnai

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

perquisitionnai

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-qui-si-tion-nai

Pronunciation

/pɛʁ.ki.zi.sjɔ̃.nɛ/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

per- + quis- + -ition-

The word 'perquisitionnai' is divided into five syllables: per-qui-si-tion-nai. It's a verb of Latin origin, with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding stranded consonants. The morphemic structure includes a prefix, root, and two suffixes.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To conduct a thorough search, to investigate.

    To search, to investigate, to raid

    La police a perquisitionné les lieux.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-nai', typical for French verbs.

Syllables

5
per/pɛʁ/
qui/ki/
si/si/
tion/sjɔ̃/
nai/nɛ/

per Open syllable, onset /p/, nucleus /ɛ/, coda /ʁ/. qui Closed syllable, onset /k/, nucleus /i/, coda none. si Closed syllable, onset /s/, nucleus /i/, coda none. tion Closed syllable, onset /sj/, nucleus /ɔ̃/, coda none. nai Closed syllable, onset /n/, nucleus /ɛ/, coda none, stressed

Maximize Onsets

Consonants are assigned to the following vowel to create a valid onset.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are not left at the end of a syllable unless they form a valid coda.

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are primarily divided around vowel sounds.

  • The 'sion' cluster is a common point of syllabification debate, but 'si-tion' is preferred to avoid stranded consonants.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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