reconduisirent
Syllables
re-con-dui-si-rent
Pronunciation
/ʁə.kɔ̃.dɥi.zi.ʁɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
re- + conduire + -irent
The word 'reconduisirent' is syllabified as re-con-dui-si-rent, with stress on the final syllable. It's a verb form with Latin roots, and its syllable structure adheres to French phonological rules, particularly maximizing onsets and respecting vowel clusters.
Definitions
- 1
They led back, they reinstated, they resumed.
They led back, they reinstated, they resumed.
“Les officiers reconduisirent les prisonniers dans leurs cellules.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-rent', as is typical in French.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, weak vowel.. con — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. dui — Closed syllable, semi-vowel.. si — Closed syllable.. rent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, stressed.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Principle
Syllables tend to end in vowels.
Maximizing Onsets
Consonants are preferred to begin syllables.
Consonant-Vowel Sequence
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
- The past historic tense is rarely used in modern spoken French.
- Nasal vowels /ɔ̃/ and /ɑ̃/ are integral to the syllable structure.
- The semi-vowel /ɥ/ in 'dui' influences the syllable division.
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