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tourillonnasses

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

tourillonnasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

tou-ri-llon-nas-ses

Pronunciation

/tu.ʁi.jɔ̃.na.s/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

tour + illonasses

The word 'tourillonnasses' is divided into five syllables: tou-ri-llon-nas-ses. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nas'). It's a feminine plural noun meaning 'little whirlwinds' and is morphologically complex, with a Latin-derived root and suffixes.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Small whirlwinds, dust devils, or swirling masses of leaves.

    Little whirlwinds, dust devils.

    Les tourillonnasses soulevaient la poussière sur le champ.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('nas').

Syllables

5
tou/tu/
ri/ʁi/
llon/jɔ̃/
nas/na/
ses/s/

tou Open syllable, vowel onset.. ri Closed syllable, consonant onset.. llon Nasal syllable, closed.. nas Open syllable, consonant onset.. ses Closed syllable, consonant onset.

Vowel-Initial Syllable Rule

Syllables begin with vowels.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally maintained unless they are complex.

Nasal Vowel Rule

Nasal vowels form a single syllable.

Final Consonant Rule

A final consonant typically forms its own syllable.

  • The 'll' in 'llon' is treated as a single phoneme /j/ in modern French.
  • The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'llon' is a key feature of French phonology.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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