roupillassions
The word 'roupillassions' is divided into four syllables: rou-pil-las-sions. It's the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'roupiller' (to doze). Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-consonant division and maintaining consonant clusters.
Definitions
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We were dozing/napping.
We were dozing/napping.
“Nous roupillassions au soleil.”
“Si nous n'avions pas eu cette réunion, nous roupillassions.”
syn:somnolionsant:éveillions
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sions', which is typical for French.
Syllables
rou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. pil — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. las — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by nasal vowel. Stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are typically divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are difficult to pronounce together.
Final Syllable Stress
French generally stresses the final syllable of a phrase or breath group.
- The 'sions' ending is a common verbal suffix with a standard syllabification.
- The 'p' in 'pil' is often unreleased, but still forms a syllable boundary.
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