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décontaminerons

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “décontaminerons” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

décontaminerons

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-con-ta-mi-ne-rons

Pronunciation

/de.kɔ̃.ta.mi.ne.ʁɔ̃/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

dé- + contamin- + -erons

The word 'décontaminerons' is divided into six syllables: dé-con-ta-mi-ne-rons. It consists of the prefix 'dé-', the root 'contamin-', and the suffix '-erons'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-rons'. Syllabification follows the vowel rule and consonant closure rule of French phonology.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To decontaminate; to remove contaminants from.

    We will decontaminate.

    “Nous décontaminerons la zone après l'incident.”

    “Les équipes décontaminerons les équipements.”

    syn:assainirpurifierdétoxifier
    ant:contaminerpolluer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable '-rons', which receives primary stress. French stress is generally on the final syllable of a phrase.

Syllables

6
dé/de/
con/kɔ̃/
ta/ta/
mi/mi/
ne/ne/
rons/ʁɔ̃/

dé — Open syllable, single vowel.. con — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. ta — Open syllable, single vowel.. mi — Open syllable, single vowel.. ne — Open syllable, single vowel.. rons — Closed syllable, nasal vowel and consonant.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'removal, reversal'. Negation or reversal of action.

root

contamin-

Latin *contaminare*, meaning 'to defile, pollute'. Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-erons

French verbal suffix indicating first-person plural future tense. Tense and person marking.

Similar Words

con­ta­mi­nerdé­con­ta­mi­nerdé­con­ta­mi­na­sjons

Vowel Rule

Every vowel sound initiates a new syllable.

Consonant Closure Rule

Consonants following vowel sounds typically close the syllable.

Avoid Stranded Consonants

Consonants are not left alone to begin a syllable unless they are part of a consonant cluster that can be pronounced as a unit.

  • Nasal vowels require careful transcription.
  • Liaison and elision rules can affect pronunciation but do not alter the underlying syllabification.
  • The 'e' in 'dé' can be reduced to a schwa in rapid speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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