débroussaillasse
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
- 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
dé — 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.
Word Parts
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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.
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