tripatouillées
The word 'tripatouillées' is divided into five syllables: tri-pa-tou-il-lées. It's a feminine plural past participle derived from 'tripoter', with stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-centered syllables and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
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Fiddled with, tampered with, messed around with (feminine plural).
Fiddled with, tampered with, messed around with.
“Les cartes étaient tripatouillées.”
“Les données ont été tripatouillées.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-ées', as is typical in French.
Syllables
tri — Open syllable, containing the prefix and initial consonant cluster 'tr'.. pa — Open syllable, containing the root's initial consonant.. tou — Open syllable, containing the vowel 'ou' and the inflectional element.. il — Open syllable, containing the vowel 'i' and the inflectional element.. lées — Closed syllable, containing the suffix and the stressed vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centered Syllabification
Each syllable contains a vowel sound, forming the nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters like 'tr' are generally kept together within a syllable.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress falls on the final syllable in French.
- Vowel reduction in the final syllable ('-ées') can occur in rapid speech.
- The origin of the prefix 'tri-' is uncertain.
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