tressotausassent
The word 'tressautassent' is syllabified into 'tre-sso-tau-sas-sent' based on French vowel-centered syllable division rules. It's the 3rd person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'tressaillir', meaning 'they were startling/jumping'. Stress falls on the final syllable.
Definitions
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They were startling/jumping.
Ils étaient en train de sursauter.
“Les enfants tressautassent à chaque coup de tonnerre.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-ent', typical of French.
Syllables
tre — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sso — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. tau — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sas — Closed syllable with nasal vowel.. sent — Closed syllable, consonant followed by vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are typically formed around vowel sounds, with consonants following vowels forming a syllable.
Geminate Consonants
Geminate consonants (like 'ss') are generally kept within the same syllable.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels form the nucleus of a syllable, followed by any subsequent consonants.
- The 'ss' cluster doesn't necessitate syllable division. No significant regional variations affect syllabification.
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