sphacéléraient
The word 'sphacéleraient' is divided into four syllables: sphacé-lé-raient. It's the 3rd person plural conditional of 'sphaceler', meaning 'would disintegrate'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and creating closed syllables, with consideration for the unusual 'sph' cluster and the pronunciation of 'c'.
Definitions
- 1
To be on the verge of disintegrating, to be crumbling, to be falling apart.
Would disintegrate, would fall apart.
“Si personne n'intervenait, les négociations sphacéleraient.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-raient', as is typical in French.
Syllables
spha — Open syllable, onset 'sf', nucleus 'a'. cé — Closed syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'é'. lé — Closed syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'é'. raient — Closed syllable, onset 'ʁ', nucleus 'ɛ̃', coda 't'
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it creates a permissible onset.
Closed Syllables
Vowel followed by consonant(s) creates a closed syllable.
Digraph Treatment
The 'ph' digraph is treated as a single onset /f/.
- The initial 'sph' cluster is unusual and requires careful consideration.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'é' as /s/ is a common French phonetic rule.
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