vadrouilleur
The French noun 'vadrouilleueur' (wanderer) is divided into four syllables: va-drou-il-leur, with stress on the final syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'va-', root 'drouille-', and suffix '-eur', following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
A person who wanders around aimlessly; a loafer, a tramp, a rover.
Wanderer, rover, loafer
“Le vadrouilleueur passait ses journées à errer dans les rues.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-leur', as is typical in French.
Syllables
va — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. drou — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. il — Closed syllable, vowel surrounded by consonants.. leur — Closed syllable, vowel surrounded by consonants, containing the agent suffix '-eur'.
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Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables generally end with a vowel sound.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Rule
When a vowel is surrounded by consonants, it forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex.
- The 'dr' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- The 'll' sequence does not create a syllable break.
- The final '-eur' is a common suffix and forms a single syllable.
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