dégauchissaient
The word 'dégauchissaient' is divided into four syllables: 'dé-gauch-is-saient'. It consists of the prefix 'dé-', the root 'gauch-', and the suffix '-issaient'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the rules of vowel nuclei and consonant cluster preservation.
Definitions
- 1
To become uncouth, awkward, or gauche; to lose one's manners or refinement.
To become gauche, to become awkward, to become uncouth.
“Les enfants dégauchissaient en jouant dans la boue.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-saient', as is typical in French.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, initial syllable.. gauch — Closed syllable, containing the 'ch' phoneme.. is — Open syllable, short vowel sound.. saient — Closed syllable, nasal vowel sound.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The 'ch' phoneme is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- Nasal vowels do not affect syllable division.
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