tressaillaient
The word 'tressaillaient' is divided into five syllables: tres-sa-il-la-ient. It's a verb in the imperfect indicative, 3rd person plural, meaning 'to startle'. Syllabification follows French rules of maximizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants, with stress on the final syllable.
Definitions
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To startle, to flinch, to tremble, to recoil.
To startle, to flinch, to tremble, to recoil.
“Elle tressaillit en entendant le bruit.”
“Les enfants tressaillaient de peur.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-aient', as is typical in French.
Syllables
tres — Open syllable, initial onset.. sa — Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. il — Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. la — Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. ient — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster and nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it forms a valid onset.
Avoid Stranded Consonants
Consonants are not left at the beginning of a syllable without a preceding vowel.
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
- The 'ill' sequence is common and doesn't pose a syllabification issue.
- The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ doesn't affect the division.
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