rabougriraient
The word 'rabougriraient' is divided into four syllables: ra-bou-gri-raient. The primary stress falls on 'gri'. It's a verb form composed of a prefix, root, and suffix, following standard French syllabification rules based on vowel nuclei and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
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They would sulk/become surly.
They would sulk
“Ils rabougriraient si on leur disait de faire la vaisselle.”
“Les enfants rabougriraient après avoir perdu le jeu.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'gri'.
Syllables
ra — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. bou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. gri — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'gr', primary stress.. raient — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, coda 'nt'.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are maintained within syllables whenever possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel nucleus.
- The 'gr' cluster is a common initial consonant cluster in French and doesn't pose a syllabification issue.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ in 'raient' is a standard feature of French phonology.
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