tousaillèrent
The word 'toussaillèrent' is divided into four syllables: tou-sail-lè-rent. It's a verb in the past historic tense, with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the vowel nucleus rule, and the morphemic structure reveals Latin origins for the prefix and root.
Definitions
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They coughed.
They coughed.
“Les enfants toussaillèrent pendant la nuit.”
“Ils toussaillèrent à cause du froid.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-rent', typical for French verb conjugations.
Syllables
tou — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. sail — Open syllable, diphthong 'ai' as nucleus. lè — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'è'. rent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel 'ɛ̃' as nucleus
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei (single vowels or diphthongs).
Consonant Closure Rule
Consonants can close a syllable if they follow a vowel nucleus.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ does not affect syllabification.
- The verb conjugation is regular, avoiding morphological anomalies.
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