putréfieraient
The word 'putréfieraient' is divided into five syllables: pu-tré-fi-e-raient. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and centering syllables around vowel nuclei. It's the imperfect subjunctive of 'putréfier' (to putrefy).
Definitions
- 1
To be putrefying, to be decaying.
Would be putrefying
“Si les fruits n'étaient pas réfrigérés, ils putréfieraient rapidement.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the penultimate syllable ('fi')
Syllables
pu — Open syllable, onset 'p'. tré — Closed syllable, onset cluster 'tr'. fi — Closed syllable, vowel cluster. e — Open syllable, nasal vowel. raient — Closed syllable, nasal vowel
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are maintained in the onset position whenever possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
Vowel Cluster Resolution
Vowel clusters are often separated into distinct syllables.
- Schwa reduction ('e' before 'raient') can occur in rapid speech, but doesn't alter the syllabification based on orthography.
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