tresailliront
The word 'tressailliront' is divided into four syllables: tre-sail-li-ront. It's a verb in the future tense, third-person plural, meaning 'they will startle'. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing open syllables and avoiding single consonants between vowels. The final syllable receives slight stress.
Definitions
- 1
To startle, to jump, to recoil.
They will startle/jump/recoil.
“Ils tressailliront à la vue du serpent.”
“Les enfants tressailliront de joie.”
Stress pattern
The stress is relatively weak and distributed, but the final syllable '-ront' receives a slight emphasis.
Syllables
tre — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sail — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. li — Open syllable, contains a semi-vowel.. ront — Closed syllable, final syllable, receives slight stress.
Word Parts
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Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are split according to the principle of maximal onset.
Vowel Sequences
Vowel sequences are separated into distinct syllables.
Avoid Single Intervocalic Consonants
French avoids leaving a single consonant between two vowels.
- The 'll' in 'tressailliront' is a single phoneme /j/ in modern French, but the orthography retains the double 'l'. This doesn't affect the syllabification.
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