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perquisitionnais

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
French
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5syllables

perquisitionnais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

per-qui-si-tion-nais

Pronunciation

/pɛʁ.ki.si.sjɔ̃.ne/

Stress

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Morphemes

per- + quis- + -ition-

The word 'perquisitionnais' is divided into five syllables: per-qui-si-tion-nais. It's a verb form with Latin roots, and the primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tion'. Syllable division follows French rules of onset maximization and vowel grouping.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To search thoroughly, to investigate, to make a search (often legally).

    To search, to investigate, to raid.

    La police perquisitionnait dans les bureaux.

    Il perquisitionnait dans ses souvenirs.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tion'. The final syllable 'nais' is unstressed.

Syllables

5
per/pɛʁ/
qui/ki/
si/si/
tion/sjɔ̃/
nais/ne/

per Open syllable, onset 'p', nucleus 'ɛ', coda 'ʁ'. qui Open syllable, onset 'k', nucleus 'i'. si Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'i'. tion Closed syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'jɔ̃', coda '̃'. nais Open syllable, onset 'n', nucleus 'e'

Onset Maximization

Consonants are assigned to the onset of the following syllable whenever possible.

Vowel Grouping

Vowel clusters are generally treated as a single syllable.

Syllable Weight

Syllables are formed to avoid single-consonant codas where possible.

  • The 'r' sound in French can be reduced, but the written form dictates syllable division.
  • Nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ doesn't affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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