remaquilassions
Syllables
re-ma-qui-las-sions
Pronunciation
/ʁə.ma.ki.jas.jɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
re- + maquill- + -assions
The word 'remaquillassions' is divided into five syllables: re-ma-qui-las-sions. It's a verb with a prefix 're-', a root 'maquill-', an infix '-ass-', and a suffix '-ions'. The primary stress falls on the final syllable '-sions'. Syllabification follows the vowel-based rule common in French.
Definitions
- 1
We (would) re-make up.
We reapply makeup.
“Si nous avions plus de temps, nous remaquillassions avant de sortir.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the last syllable, '-sions', as is typical in French.
Syllables
re — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ma — Open syllable.. qui — Open syllable.. las — Open syllable.. sions — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains a nasal vowel and receives primary stress.
Word Parts
re-
Latin origin, intensifier/repetition.
maquill-
French, ultimately from Italian 'macchiare' - to mark, stain, then figuratively, to make up.
-assions
French, iterative/intensive infix '-ass-' combined with the first person plural present subjunctive/conditional ending '-ions' (Latin origin).
Similar Words
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable. Consonant clusters are kept within the same syllable unless they are difficult to pronounce together.
Final Syllable Stress
French generally stresses the last syllable of a word or phrase.
- The infix '-ass-' is a common feature in French verbs and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
- Liaison with following words could affect pronunciation but not syllabification.
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