tourillonnâtes
The word 'tourillonnâtes' is divided into five syllables: tou-ril-lon-nâ-tes. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and morpheme integrity. It's the 2nd person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'tourillonner' (to ruffle/swirl).
Definitions
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You (plural, formal/southern France) would ruffle, swirl, or agitate.
You (pl.) would ruffle/swirl.
“Si vous tourillonnâtes les feuilles, elles s'envoleraient.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the last syllable, '-tes'.
Syllables
tou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ril — Closed syllable, consonant 'r' syllabified with vowel.. lon — Open syllable, 'illon' treated as a single morpheme.. nâ — Open syllable, vowel 'â' forms the nucleus.. tes — Closed syllable, final consonant 't' closes the syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Syllabification
Consonant 'r' is syllabified with the following vowel.
Morpheme Integrity
'illon' is treated as a single morpheme.
Final Consonant Closure
Final consonants close the syllable.
- The 'illon' sequence is a common inflectional suffix with established syllabification. Vowel insertion 'â' is standard for verb conjugation.
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