sousentendrions
Syllables
sou-s-en-ten-drions
Pronunciation
/su.z‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁi.ɔ̃/
Stress
0001
Morphemes
sous + entend + rions
The word 'sous-entendrions' is syllabified as sou-s-en-ten-drions, following French vowel-based rules and considering liaison. It's the first-person plural conditional of 'sous-entendre', meaning 'we would imply'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-drions'.
Definitions
- 1
To imply, to hint at, to suggest indirectly.
We would imply/suggest/hint at.
“Nous sous-entendrions que cette décision est inacceptable.”
“Ils sous-entendrions leur mécontentement sans le dire ouvertement.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-drions', which is the standard stress pattern in French.
Syllables
sou — Open syllable, initial syllable.. s-en — Syllable created by liaison, nasal vowel.. ten — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. drions — Closed syllable, diphthong, stressed syllable.
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Vowel-based Syllabification
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Liaison
Liaison creates a new syllable unit, bridging sounds between words.
Consonant Cluster Division
Syllable division occurs after a consonant before a vowel.
- The optional nature of liaison can affect the phonetic realization but not the underlying syllabification.
- The 'r' sound can influence syllabification due to its rhotic nature.
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