assourdissaissaient
Syllables
as-sour-dis-sai-ssaient
Pronunciation
/a.suʁ.dis.sɛ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
a- + sourd- + -issaient
The verb 'assourdissaient' (to deafen) is divided into five syllables: as-sour-dis-sai-ssaient. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffix, and syllabification follows standard French rules.
Definitions
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To deafen, to make someone lose their hearing.
To deafen
“Les explosions assourdissaient les soldats.”
“Le bruit assourdissait la foule.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-ssaient', following standard French stress patterns.
Syllables
as — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sour — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. dis — Closed syllable, simple onset.. sai — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ssaient — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, silent 't' at the end.
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