sousarbrisseau
The word 'sous-arbrisseau' is a four-syllable noun with final stress. It's composed of a prefix, root, and diminutive suffix. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.
Definitions
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A small shrub, undergrowth, or sapling.
Small shrub, undergrowth.
“Le jardin était rempli de sous-arbrisseaux.”
ant:grand arbre
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('seau'). French generally stresses the last syllable of a word.
Syllables
sou — Open syllable, onset-rime division.. s — Consonant-only syllable, follows a vowel.. ar — Open syllable, onset-rime division.. bris — Closed syllable, maximizing onsets.. seau — Closed syllable, maximizing onsets.
Word Parts
Maximize Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel whenever possible.
Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided into an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and any following consonants).
Consonant as Syllable
A single consonant following a vowel can form a syllable.
- Elision of 's' in rapid speech.
- Hyphenated structure is morphological, not syllabic.
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