réassortissent
The word 'réassortissent' is divided into five syllables: ré-as-sor-tis-sent. It's a verb with a Latin-derived root and a complex morphology. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules of onset maximization and vowel separation.
Definitions
- 1
To replenish, to restock, to provide again.
They restock, they replenish.
“Les magasins réassortissent leurs rayons tous les jours.”
“Ils réassortissent les munitions.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'sent', as is typical in French. Other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
ré — Open syllable, stressed (weakly).. as — Open syllable, unstressed.. sor — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tis — Closed syllable, unstressed.. sent — Closed syllable, stressed (primary).
Word Parts
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Onset Maximization
Syllables attempt to maximize their initial consonant clusters, as seen in 'ré-as-sor'.
Vowel Break
Each vowel nucleus generally forms a separate syllable, dividing the word into vowel-centered units.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken according to French phonotactics. 'ss' remains intact as a permissible cluster.
- The 'ré-' prefix is consistently a separate syllable.
- The infix '-ss-' is treated as part of the root.
- Liaison does not affect syllabification, only pronunciation.
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