recroquevillée
The word 'recroquevillées' is divided into five syllables: re-cro-que-vil-lée. It's an adjective with stress on the final syllable. The syllabification follows vowel-based division and maintains consonant clusters. The morphemic structure (re-, croque-, -vill-, -ées) is clearly reflected in the syllable breakdown.
Definitions
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Curled up, huddled, contorted.
Curled up, huddled.
“Les feuilles recroquevillées par le froid.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-ées', which is typical for French adjectives. The stress is primary (1).
Syllables
re — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel. Unstressed.. cro — Closed syllable, containing a nasal vowel /ɔ/. Unstressed.. que — Open syllable, containing a schwa vowel. Unstressed.. vil — Closed syllable, containing a vowel /i/. Unstressed.. lée — Closed syllable, containing a vowel /e/. Stressed.
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Vowel-Based Division
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound generally constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound. 'cr' and 'vill' are not broken.
Final Syllable Stress
French typically stresses the final syllable of a word or phrase.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'croque' is a key feature of French phonology and influences the syllable structure.
- The word's morphology (prefix, root, suffixes) influences the syllable division, maintaining morphemic boundaries where possible.
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