recroquevillerez
Syllables
re-cro-que-vil-le-rez
Pronunciation
/ʁə.kʁɔ.kə.vi.lɛ.ʁe/
Stress
000001
Morphemes
re- + croque- + vill-
The word 'recroquevillerez' is divided into six syllables based on vowel sounds, following standard French syllabification rules. It's a complex verb form with a prefix, root, and suffixes, and stress falls on the final syllable. The syllable division is consistent with similar French words.
Definitions
- 1
To curl up, to huddle, to shrink.
To curl up, to huddle.
“Les chats se recroquevillèrent sur le canapé.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-rez', typical of French pronunciation.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', vowel 'ə'. cro — Closed syllable, onset 'kʁ', vowel 'ɔ', coda 'ʁ'. que — Open syllable, onset 'k', vowel 'ə'. vil — Open syllable, onset 'v', vowel 'i'. le — Open syllable, onset 'l', vowel 'ɛ'. rez — Open syllable, onset 'ʁ', vowel 'e', stressed syllable
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel generally constitutes a syllable nucleus.
Consonant Coda Formation
Consonants following a vowel within a syllable form a syllable coda.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated into distinct syllable onsets.
- The 'vill' portion is somewhat archaic.
- Pronunciation of the nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'cro' can vary regionally.
- Liaison possibilities exist in connected speech.
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