recoquillassent
Syllables
re-co-quil-las-sent
Pronunciation
/ʁə.kɔ.ki.las.sɑ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
re- + coquill- + -assent
The word 'recoquillassent' is syllabified as 're-co-quil-las-sent' based on vowel-centric rules and avoidance of breaking consonant clusters. It's a verb form with stress on the final syllable, derived from the prefix 're-', root 'coquill-', and suffix '-assent'. It means 'they were resettling'.
Definitions
- 1
To resettle, to re-establish oneself, to return to a former dwelling.
They were resettling/re-establishing themselves.
“Les oiseaux recoquillassent dans leurs nids après la tempête.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sent', which is typical for French.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, unstressed.. co — Open syllable, unstressed.. quil — Closed syllable, unstressed.. las — Open syllable, unstressed.. sent — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters that are pronounceable as a unit are not split across syllables.
Final Syllable Stress
The final syllable of a phrase or breath group typically receives stress in French.
- The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single consonant sound /k/.
- The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in the final syllable influences the stress pattern.
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