Hyphenation ofretravaillassions

Linguistic Analysis of "retravaillassions" (French)

1. Examination & Pronunciation:

The word "retravaillassions" is a conjugated form of the verb "retravailler" (to rework, to redo). It's the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive. Pronunciation involves nasal vowels and liaison possibilities.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, which prioritize vowel sounds and avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are complex, the division is as follows (detailed in the JSON output).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• re-: Prefix (Latin origin), intensifying or repetitive action.
• travail-: Root (Old French travaill, from Latin tripalium - torture device, then work), meaning "work".
• -ler: Verbal suffix, forming the infinitive.
• -ass-: Inflectional suffix indicating the first person plural.
• -ions: Imperfect subjunctive ending.

4. Stress Identification:

French generally has stress on the final syllable of a phrase or breath group. In this case, the stress falls on "-sions".

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ʁə.tʁa.vaj.ja.sjɔ̃/

6. Edge Case Review:

The "ll" cluster is a potential edge case, but in French, it's generally treated as a single consonant sound when syllabifying, not breaking the syllable. The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ also requires careful consideration.

7. Grammatical Role:

The word is exclusively a verb form. Syllabification doesn't shift based on grammatical role as it's a conjugated verb.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: First-person plural imperfect subjunctive of "retravailler" - to rework, to redo. Expresses a hypothetical or desired action.
• Translation: We would rework/redo.
• Grammatical Category: Verb (conjugated form)
• Synonyms: réviserions, refarions (depending on context)
• Antonyms: (Difficult to provide a direct antonym as it's a subjunctive form; a related antonym for "retravailler" could be "abandonner" - to abandon)
• Examples: "Si nous avions le temps, nous retravaillassions ce projet." (If we had the time, we would rework this project.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• travaillons: /tʁa.va.jɔ̃/ - Syllable division: tra-va-illons. Similar structure, demonstrating the consistent treatment of "travail-" as a base.
• remballions: /ʁɑ̃.ba.jɔ̃/ - Syllable division: rem-bal-lions. Similar ending "-lions", showing consistent syllabification of the inflectional suffix.
• travailleur: /tʁa.vaj.lœʁ/ - Syllable division: tra-vail-leur. Demonstrates how the root "travail" is divided when followed by a different suffix.

10. Division Rules:

• Vowel-Based Division: Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.
• Consonant Cluster Rule: Consonant clusters are kept together unless they are complex and disrupt the natural flow of pronunciation.
• Final Syllable Rule: The final syllable often includes any remaining consonants.

11. Special Considerations:

The imperfect subjunctive ending "-ions" is a common source of syllabification consistency. The "re-" prefix is always a separate syllable. The "ll" cluster is treated as a single consonant sound.