toussotreraient
The word 'toussoteraient' is divided into four syllables: tou-ssot-re-raient. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from 'tousser' (to cough) with a conditional ending. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster preservation.
Definitions
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They would cough.
They would cough.
“Ils toussoteraient si la fumée était plus forte.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('re').
Syllables
tou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ssot — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. re — Open syllable, vowel preceded by consonant.. raient — Closed syllable, nasal vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are generally divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
French generally stresses the last syllable of a word or the penultimate syllable if the last syllable is a schwa.
- The conditional ending '-eraient' is a common feature of French verb conjugation.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ in the final syllable is a standard feature of French phonology.
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