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rabonnissaient

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5 syllables
14 characters
French
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5syllables

rabonnissaient

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-bon-nis-sai-ent

Pronunciation

/ʁa.bɔ̃.ni.sɛ̃t/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

ra- + bon + nissaient

The word 'rabonnissaient' is divided into five syllables: ra-bon-nis-sai-ent. It's the imperfect indicative of 'rabonnir', meaning 'were shortening'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the vowel-based principle, with nasal vowels forming nuclei and consonants forming onsets and codas.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    to shorten, to curtail

    were shortening, were curtailing

    Les jours rabonnissaient à l'approche de l'hiver.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ent', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
ra/ʁa/
bon/bɔ̃/
nis/ni/
sai/sɛ̃/
ent/t/

ra Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'a'. bon Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus. nis Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'ns'. sai Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus. ent Closed syllable, final consonant, stressed

Vowel-based Syllabification

Syllables generally end in vowels. Consonant clusters are broken up when possible.

Nasal Vowel Nucleus

Nasal vowels (/ɔ̃/, /ɛ̃/, /ɑ̃/, /œ̃/) form a syllable nucleus.

Final Consonant Coda

A final consonant typically forms a syllable coda.

  • The 'rb' cluster is a potential edge case, but 'r' is often treated as a syllable onset.
  • Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/14/2025

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