soustendrions
The word 'sous-tendrions' is divided into three syllables: sous-ten-drions. It consists of the prefix 'sous-', the root 'tend-', and the conditional suffix '-rions'. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, with consideration for nasal vowels and permissible consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To underlie, to support, to imply, to be the basis of.
We would underlie/support/imply.
“Ces arguments sous-tendraient notre décision.”
“Quelles hypothèses sous-tendent votre analyse?”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-drions'.
Syllables
sous — Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. ten — Closed syllable, nasal vowel as nucleus.. drions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, nasal vowel as nucleus, stressed syllable.
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Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Maximizing Onsets
Syllables attempt to have an initial consonant (onset).
Avoiding Stranded Consonants
Consonants are generally not left at the end of a syllable unless part of a permissible cluster.
- Nasal vowels /ɑ̃/ and /ɔ̃/ function as syllable nuclei.
- The /dʁ/ consonant cluster is permissible in French.
- Liaison in connected speech may affect pronunciation.
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