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déchiquetassent

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

déchiquetassent

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-chi-que-tas-sent

Pronunciation

/de.ʃi.ke.tas.sɑ̃/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

dé- + chique- + tass-

The word 'déchiquetassent' is divided into five syllables: dé-chi-que-tas-sent. The stress falls on 'tas'. It's a verb formed from the root 'chique-' with prefixes and suffixes, following standard French syllabification rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To chop up finely; to shred.

    were chopping up finely; were shredding

    “Ils déchiquetassent le papier pour le recycler.”

    “Elle déchiquetassent les légumes pour la soupe.”

    syn:hacherémincerbroyer
    ant:assemblerreconstruire

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tas'.

Syllables

5
dé/de/
chi/ʃi/
que/kə/
tas/tas/
sent/sɑ̃/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. chi — Open syllable, unstressed.. que — Open syllable, unstressed.. tas — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. sent — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'un-', 'dis-', or 'removal'. Verbal prefix.

root

chique-

Old French *chic*, Latin *ciccus*. Base of the verb, denoting cutting into small pieces.

suf

tass-

Verbal suffix indicating iterative or intensive action, derived from *tasser*.

Similar Words

dé­chi­que­terdé­chi­que­tédé­chi­que­ta­ge

Vowel-Ending Syllables

Syllables generally end in a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Division

Consonant clusters are generally broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.

  • The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʃ/.
  • Potential elision of the 't' in 'assent' in some regional variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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