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décriminaliserais

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

7 syllables
17 characters
French
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7syllables

décriminaliserais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-cri-mi-na-li-se-rais

Pronunciation

/de.kʁi.mi.na.li.ze.ʁe/

Stress

0000001

Morphemes

dé- + criminal + -iser/-erais

The word 'décriminaliserais' is divided into seven syllables: dé-cri-mi-na-li-se-rais. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cri'. It's a verb formed from the root 'criminal' with the prefixes 'dé-' and suffixes '-iser' and '-erais'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-ending syllables and consonant cluster codas.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    I would decriminalize

    I would decriminalize

    “Je décriminaliserais le port d'armes.”

    “Si j'étais au pouvoir, je décriminaliserais l'avortement.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cri' in 'dé-cri-mi-na-li-se-rais'.

Syllables

7
dé/de/
cri/kʁi/
mi/mi/
na/na/
li/li/
se/ze/
rais/ʁe/

dé — Open syllable, no stress.. cri — Closed syllable, no stress.. mi — Open syllable, no stress.. na — Open syllable, no stress.. li — Open syllable, no stress.. se — Open syllable, no stress.. rais — Closed syllable, primary stress.

Vowel-Ending Syllables

Syllables generally end in a vowel sound, creating open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Codas

Consonant clusters can form syllable codas, creating closed syllables.

  • The uvular /ʁ/ sound can have slight regional variations in pronunciation, but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Liaison is possible between 'se' and 'rais', but not obligatory.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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