quincaillières
The word 'quincaillières' is divided into four syllables: quin-cail-liè-res, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a feminine plural noun derived from Latin roots, meaning 'hardware store owners'. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and vowel grouping.
Definitions
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Female owners or workers in a hardware store
Hardware store owners (feminine plural)
“Les quincaillières de ce quartier sont très serviables.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('liè').
Syllables
quin — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. cail — Open syllable.. liè — Closed syllable, diphthong.. res — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Attempt to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Grouping
Vowels generally form a single syllable unless separated by a consonant.
Penultimate Stress
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable in polysyllabic words.
- The 'qu' digraph is pronounced /k/. The 'ill' sequence is maintained as a distinct syllable. Liaison is possible with following vowel-initial words.
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