recoquillerions
Syllables
re-co-qui-lle-rions
Pronunciation
/ʁə.kɔ.ki.je.ʁjɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
re- + coquille- + -illerions
The word 'recoquillerions' is syllabified as 're-co-qui-lle-rions' following French vowel-centric rules. It's the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'recoquiller', meaning 'we would curl up'. The stress falls on the final syllable, '-rions'.
Definitions
- 1
To begin to curl up, to shrink back into a shell (literally or figuratively).
We would curl up/shrink back.
“Si nous avions peur, nous recoquillerions.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-rions', typical of French.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, weak vowel.. co — Open syllable.. qui — Closed syllable.. lle — Closed syllable, potential liaison.. rions — Nasal syllable, closed, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
French syllables are built around vowel sounds, with each vowel typically forming a syllable nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are kept together unless naturally separated by a vowel.
Qu as a Single Phoneme
The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /k/.
- Nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'rions'.
- Potential reduction/elision of final schwa /ə/ in 're'.
- Possible liaison between 'ille' and a following vowel.
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