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décartonnassent

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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décartonnassent

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-car-ton-nas-sent

Pronunciation

/de.kaʁ.tɔ.na.sɑ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

dé- + carton- + -nass-

The word 'décartonnassent' is divided into five syllables: dé-car-ton-nas-sent. It's a verb in the 3rd person plural imperfect subjunctive/conditional, formed from the prefix 'dé-', the root 'carton-', the iterative suffix '-nass-', and the verb ending '-ent'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To remove the cardboard from something; to unbox repeatedly or intensely. It can also carry a figurative meaning of dismantling or undoing something thoroughly.

    They were unboxing/would unbox/used to unbox.

    “Ils décartonnassent les cadeaux avec enthousiasme.”

    “Elle décartonnassait les vieilles idées.”

    syn:déballerdémêler
    ant:cartonner

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable 'sent', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
dé/de/
car/kaʁ/
ton/tɔ̃/
nas/na/
sent/sɑ̃/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. car — Open syllable, unstressed.. ton — Open syllable, unstressed.. nas — Open syllable, unstressed.. sent — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'removal', 'reversal', or 'completion'. Verbal prefix.

root

carton-

French, from Italian *cartone*, ultimately from Latin *chartula* meaning 'cardboard'. Noun-derived verb stem.

suf

-nass-

French, iterative/intensive suffix, derived from the verb *nasser* meaning 'to stuff'. Morphological function: iterative/intensive suffix.

Similar Words

dé­bal­laientdé­mê­laientcar­ton­naient

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are complex.

Vowel Groupings

Vowel groupings are generally treated as a single syllable.

  • The iterative suffix '-nass-' is somewhat unusual but doesn't alter syllabification.
  • Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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