recalcifiaient
The word 'recalcifiaient' is divided into five syllables: re-cal-ci-fi-aient. It's a verb in the imperfect indicative, 3rd person plural, with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the standard French rules of vowel nuclei and consonant cluster breaking.
Definitions
- 1
To make hard again; to recalcite.
They were recalcitrating/hardening.
“Les opinions des conservateurs se recalcitfiaient face aux nouvelles idées.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-aient', which is typical for French verbs.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cal — Closed syllable.. ci — Open syllable.. fi — Closed syllable with nasal vowel.. aient — Closed, stressed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken around vowels.
Prefix/Suffix Separation
Prefixes and suffixes generally form separate syllables.
- The 're-' prefix is consistently a separate syllable.
- The imperfect ending '-aient' is a common and consistent syllable.
- Liaison is possible with a following word beginning with a vowel.
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