reprogrammions
The word 'reprogrammions' is divided into four syllables: re-pro-gram-mions. The primary stress falls on 'gram'. It's the first-person plural imperfect indicative of 'reprogrammer', composed of the prefix 're-', the root 'program', and the suffix '-mions'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and centering syllables around vowels.
Definitions
- 1
To reprogram; to rewrite the program of something.
We were reprogramming.
“Nous reprogrammions les machines tous les jours.”
“Ils reprogrammions les ordinateurs pour améliorer leur performance.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the syllable 'gram' (the third syllable).
Syllables
re — Open syllable, unstressed.. pro — Open syllable, unstressed.. gram — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. mions — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
French syllabification tends to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Avoidance of Illegal Syllable Structures
French avoids syllable structures that are not permitted by its phonotactics.
- The uvular 'r' sound can influence perception of syllable boundaries.
- Nasal vowels do not affect the standard syllabification process in this word.
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