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débroussaillasse

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

5 syllables
16 characters
French
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5syllables

broussaillasse

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-brous-sai-llas-se

Pronunciation

/de.bʁu.saj.jas/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

dé- + brousse + -aille-sse

The word 'débroussaillasse' is divided into five syllables: dé-brous-sai-llas-se. It's a noun formed from a prefix, root, and suffixes, with stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and avoids single intervocalic consonants.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of clearing brushwood; a thicket that has been cleared.

    Clearing of brushwood; brushwood clearing.

    Le débroussaillasse du terrain a été long et difficile.

    Ils ont fait un débroussaillasse complet.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('sail-lass').

Syllables

5
/de/
brous/bʁus/
sai/saj/
llas/jas/
se/sə/

Open syllable, initial syllable.. brous Closed syllable, containing the root.. sai Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. llas Closed syllable, containing the 'll' cluster.. se Open syllable, final syllable.

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

French prioritizes vowels as syllable nuclei.

Avoidance of Single Intervocalic Consonants

Consonants between vowels are generally divided to avoid creating single-consonant syllables.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are split before vowels.

  • The 'll' is a historical spelling representing /ʎ/ or /j/. The uvular 'r' is a pronunciation feature, not a syllabification factor.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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