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décriminaliserais

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

7 syllables
17 characters
French
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7syllables

criminaliserais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-cri-mi-na-li-se-rais

Pronunciation

/de.kʁi.mi.na.li.ze.ʁe/

Stress

0000001

Morphemes

dé- + criminal + -iser/-erais

The word 'décriminaliserais' is divided into seven syllables: dé-cri-mi-na-li-se-rais. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cri'. It's a verb formed from the root 'criminal' with the prefixes 'dé-' and suffixes '-iser' and '-erais'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-ending syllables and consonant cluster codas.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    I would decriminalize

    I would decriminalize

    Je décriminaliserais le port d'armes.

    Si j'étais au pouvoir, je décriminaliserais l'avortement.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cri' in 'dé-cri-mi-na-li-se-rais'.

Syllables

7
/de/
cri/kʁi/
mi/mi/
na/na/
li/li/
se/ze/
rais/ʁe/

Open syllable, no stress.. cri Closed syllable, no stress.. mi Open syllable, no stress.. na Open syllable, no stress.. li Open syllable, no stress.. se Open syllable, no stress.. rais Closed syllable, primary stress.

Vowel-Ending Syllables

Syllables generally end in a vowel sound, creating open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Codas

Consonant clusters can form syllable codas, creating closed syllables.

  • The uvular /ʁ/ sound can have slight regional variations in pronunciation, but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • Liaison is possible between 'se' and 'rais', but not obligatory.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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