pourfendissions
Syllables
pou-rfen-dis-sions
Pronunciation
/puʁ.fɑ̃.dis.jɔ̃/
Stress
0100
Morphemes
pour- + fend- + -issions
Pourfendissions is a verb form divided into pou-rfen-dis-sions, stressed on 'fen'. It's composed of the prefix 'pour-', root 'fend-', and suffix '-issions'. Syllabification follows standard French rules.
Definitions
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Conditional past tense, first-person plural of 'pourfendre' (to pierce, to stab).
We would have pierced/stabbed.
“Nous pourfendissions les ennemis avec courage.”
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Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('fen').
Syllables
pou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. rfen — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. dis — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. sions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
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French Syllable Structure
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- Nasal vowels require consideration of the following nasal consonant.
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