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tressaillisses

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3 syllables
14 characters
French
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3syllables

tressaillis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

tres-sail-lis

Pronunciation

/tʁɛ.saj.lis/

Stress

001

Morphemes

tress + aill-iss-es

The word 'tressaillisses' is divided into three syllables: 'tres-sail-lis'. It's the second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'tressaillir', with stress on the final syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals a root related to 'trans-' and a complex suffix indicating verb conjugation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'tressaillir'.

    You all would startle/jump.

    “Si vous tressaillissiez, je comprendrais votre peur.”

    syn:frémirsursauter
    ant:se calmers'apaiser

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-lis' as is typical in French.

Syllables

3
tres/tʁɛ/
sail/saj/
lis/lis/

tres — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. sail — Closed syllable, containing a diphthong.. lis — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.

Word Parts

root

tress

From Old French *tres-*, related to Latin *trans-* meaning 'over, across'

suf

aill-iss-es

Verbal suffix indicating inchoative/iterative action, 2nd person plural marker, and imperfect subjunctive ending.

Similar Words

res­sa­saisfris­so­naispa­rais­sait

Vowel-based Syllabification

French syllables are generally built around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are not broken unless they are easily pronounceable as separate syllables (which is not the case here).

  • The consonant cluster '-ss-' is not broken as it is a permissible cluster in French. The 'ill' sequence is also a common syllable structure.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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