tresaiillisions
The word 'tressaillissions' is a verb form broken into five syllables: tre-sai-il-li-sions. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of dividing after consonants before vowels, and treating certain consonant clusters as single onsets. The word's morphology reveals Latin and French origins in its root and suffixes.
Definitions
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We would startle/flinch
We would startle
“Si nous entendions un bruit fort, nous tressaillissions.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the last syllable '-sions' as is typical in French.
Syllables
tre — Open syllable, consonant cluster 'tr' treated as a single onset.. sai — Open syllable, vowel follows a consonant.. il — Open syllable, vowel follows a consonant.. li — Open syllable, vowel follows a consonant.. sions — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end of the word.
Word Parts
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Vowel Following Consonant
Syllables are generally divided after a consonant when followed by a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are broken before vowels, but some clusters (like 'tr') are treated as single onsets.
Final Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters at the end of a word form a closed syllable.
- The 'll' sequence doesn't dictate a syllable break; the following vowel determines the boundary.
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