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