recoquillerons
The word 'recoquillerons' is divided into five syllables: re-co-quil-le-rons. It's a future tense verb conjugation with a prefix 're-', root 'coquiller', and suffix '-ons'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllable division follows standard French rules, accounting for the 'qu' digraph and the final nasal vowel.
Definitions
- 1
To huddle up again, to recoil, to shrink back.
We will huddle up/recoil/shrink back.
“Nous recoquillerons devant le froid.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('le').
Syllables
re — Open syllable, initial syllable.. co — Open syllable.. quil — Closed syllable, containing the 'qu' digraph.. le — Open syllable.. rons — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Onset Rule
Syllables generally begin with a consonant followed by a vowel.
Coda Rule
Syllables can end with one or more consonants.
Digraph Rule
Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single units in syllable division.
Stress Rule
Stress generally falls on the last syllable of a phrase or, within a phrase, on the last syllable of a word.
- The 'qu' digraph is a common exception to the typical consonant-vowel syllable division.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in the final syllable is a characteristic feature of French phonology.
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