tourillonnèrent
The word 'tourillonnèrent' is a verb form divided into five syllables: tou-ril-lon-nè-rent. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding breaking consonant clusters. The word contains a root derived from Latin and multiple suffixes indicating iterative action and past tense.
Definitions
- 1
To swirl, eddy, or spin around repeatedly.
To swirl, to eddy, to spin.
“Les feuilles tourillonnèrent dans le vent.”
“Les danseurs tourillonnèrent sur la scène.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-rent', as is typical in French.
Syllables
tou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ril — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by vowel.. lon — Nasal syllable, vowel followed by nasal consonant.. nè — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. rent — Closed nasal syllable, consonant cluster followed by nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they can be naturally separated.
Nasal Vowel
Nasal vowels form a syllable with the preceding consonant(s).
- The 'r' sound is a uvular fricative, which can be challenging for non-native speakers.
- Nasal vowels require careful pronunciation.
- The 'rn' consonant cluster is treated as a single unit within a syllable.
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