dessaisissement
Syllables
des-sai-sis-se-ment
Pronunciation
/de.sɛ.si.smɑ̃/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
des- + sais- + -issement
Dessaisissement is a French noun meaning dispossession, divided into des-sai-sis-se-ment with stress on 'sis'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'sais-', and suffix '-issement', following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act of relinquishing or giving up possession; disengagement; release.
Dispossession, relinquishment, release
“Le dessaisissement de ses biens fut douloureux.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sis' (third syllable). This is typical for French words.
Syllables
des — Open syllable. sai — Open syllable. sis — Closed syllable, stressed. se — Open syllable. ment — Closed syllable
Word Parts
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Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in most French words.
- The 'ss' cluster is permissible within a syllable in French.
- The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ doesn't create a syllable break.
- The word is exclusively a noun, so there are no variations in syllabification based on grammatical function.
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