tripatouillas
Syllables
tri-pa-tou-il-las
Pronunciation
/tʁi.pa.tu.jɑ.səs/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
tri- + patouil- + -asse-s
The word 'tripatouillasses' is divided into five syllables: tri-pa-tou-il-las. It's a verb form with a Latin-derived prefix and suffix, and stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules favoring open syllables and accommodating consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To mess around with something repeatedly, to fiddle with, to tamper with.
They were messing around/They would mess around.
“Ils tripatouillasses les fils électriques, ce qui était très dangereux.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-las', as is typical in French.
Syllables
tri — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pa — Open syllable, part of the root.. tou — Open syllable, part of the root.. il — Open syllable, part of the root.. las — Closed syllable, contains the suffix and receives primary stress.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable Preference
French favors syllables ending in vowels, leading to the division into open syllables wherever possible.
Consonant Cluster Accommodation
Consonant clusters are tolerated within syllables, particularly before vowels, as seen in 'patouil'.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress typically falls on the final syllable of a phrase or breath group.
- The 'ill' sequence could potentially be considered a single syllable, but the preceding vowel necessitates a separate syllable 'tu'.
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