tournilassent
The verb 'tournillassent' is divided into four syllables (tou-rni-las-sent) with stress on the final syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from Latin roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard French phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
To twist repeatedly, to keep twisting.
They were twisting/turning.
“Les enfants tournillassent leurs cheveux.”
“Il tournillassait le volant avec force.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable 'sent'.
Syllables
tou — Open syllable, initial syllable.. rni — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. las — Open syllable, vowel between consonants.. sent — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, nasal vowel.
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- The 'r' in 'tour' could theoretically be part of the next syllable, but the vowel 'i' creates a natural division.
- The iterative suffix '-lass-' is somewhat archaic.
- The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in 'sent' influences pronunciation.
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