sousarbrisseaux
The word 'sous-arbrisseaux' is divided into four syllables: sous-ar-bris-seaux. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's a masculine plural noun meaning 'undergrowth' or 'saplings', formed from the prefix 'sous-', root 'arbriss-', and suffix '-eaux'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and onset maximization.
Definitions
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Small trees, saplings, or undergrowth.
Undergrowth, saplings
“Les sous-arbrisseaux étaient couverts de rosée.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable 'seaux'.
Syllables
sous — Open syllable, unstressed.. ar — Open syllable, unstressed.. bris — Closed syllable, unstressed.. seaux — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Based Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are included in the onset of the syllable whenever possible.
- The hyphenated nature of the word reflects a compounding process.
- Liaison in connected speech doesn't affect the underlying syllabification.
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