décléricalisées
Syllables
dé-clé-ri-ca-li-sées
Pronunciation
/de.kle.ʁi.ka.li.ze/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
dé- + clérical- + -isées
The word 'décléricalisées' is a six-syllable French adjective meaning 'secularized (feminine plural)'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and suffix.
Definitions
- 1
Having been secularized; removed from clerical status.
Secularized (feminine plural)
“Les écoles ont été décléricalisées après la révolution.”
ant:cléricales
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li') as it is not a schwa.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, single vowel.. clé — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'cl'. ri — Open syllable, single vowel.. ca — Open syllable, single vowel.. li — Open syllable, single vowel.. sées — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.
Word Parts
dé-
Latin origin, meaning 'removal', 'reversal'. Negation/reversal function.
clérical-
Latin origin (*clericalis*), from *clericus*. Relates to the clergy.
-isées
French origin, derived from past participle of *-iser* + feminine plural marker. Indicates past participle, feminine plural agreement.
Similar Words
Vowel-based Syllabification
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex.
Final Syllable Rule
The final syllable often contains a schwa, which can be elided.
- Potential for schwa elision in rapid speech.
- Treatment of the 'cl' consonant cluster as a single unit.
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