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refouillassions

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

refouillassions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

re-fou-ill-as-sions

Pronunciation

/ʁə.fu.ja.sjɔ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

re- + fouill- + -assions

The word 'refouillassions' is divided into five syllables based on vowel sounds, following the vowel-centric rule of French syllabification. The prefix 're-', root 'fouill-', and suffix '-assions' are identifiable. Stress falls on the final syllable '-sions'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    First-person plural imperfect subjunctive of *refouiller*.

    We were rummaging/digging/searching.

    “Nous refouillassions dans le grenier à la recherche de souvenirs.”

    syn:fouillercherchersonder
    ant:négligerignorer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-sions', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
re/ʁə/
fou/fu/
ill/ja/
as/sjɔ̃/
sions/sjɔ̃/

re — Open syllable, weak vowel.. fou — Open syllable.. ill — Closed syllable.. as — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. sions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

re-

Latin origin, indicates repetition or intensification.

root

fouill-

Old French from Latin *fodiāre*, meaning to dig.

suf

-assions

Combination of inchoative/iterative suffix -ass- and first-person plural imperfect subjunctive ending -ions.

Similar Words

fou­ill­aitre­fou­laitrem­pli­ssions

Vowel-Centric Rule

Syllables are built around vowel sounds, with each vowel generally forming the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally not broken unless they represent distinct phonemes.

  • The 'ou' digraph is treated as a single vowel sound.
  • The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'sions' creates a distinct syllable.
  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-ions' consistently forms a syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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