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désenverguasses

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

5 syllables
15 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “désenverguasses” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

désénverguasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-sén-ver-guas-ses

Pronunciation

/de.z‿ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡwas/

Stress

00011

Morphemes

dés- + enverguasser + -es

The word 'désenverguasses' is syllabified into 'dé-sén-ver-guas-ses' based on vowel sounds and consonant cluster preservation. It's a verb in the second-person plural imperfect subjunctive, meaning 'to un-embarrass (you all)'. Stress falls on the final syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'dés-', a root 'enverguasser', and an inflectional suffix '-es'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To un-embarrass, to disinhibit, to make someone feel more at ease.

    To un-embarrass (you all)

    “Je voulais vous désenverguasser un peu avant la présentation.”

    syn:décomplexerdétendre
    ant:embarrassercomplexer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-sses', which is typical for French words. The first four syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
dé/de/
sén/zɑ̃/
ver/vɛʁ/
guas/ɡwas/
ses/sɛs/

dé — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sén — Nasal syllable, contains a nasal vowel.. ver — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. guas — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.. ses — Closed syllable, part of the inflectional suffix.

Word Parts

pre

dés-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing'. Functions as a negation prefix.

root

enverguasser

Origin uncertain, possibly from 'en-' + 'vergue'. Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-es

Inflectional suffix indicating second-person plural imperfect subjunctive.

Similar Words

in­té­res­santres­pon­sa­bi­li­téu­ni­ver­si­tés

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are kept together unless they can be naturally separated in pronunciation.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable.

Liaison

Liaison between morphemes affects pronunciation but not necessarily syllabification.

  • The imperfect subjunctive form is relatively rare in modern spoken French, which might lead to slight variations in pronunciation or emphasis.
  • The liaison between 'dés-' and 'en-' is a key phonetic feature.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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