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défouraillasses

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6 syllables
15 characters
French
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6syllables

défouraillasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-fou-ra-il-las-ses

Pronunciation

/de.fu.ʁa.j.las/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

dé- + four- + -aillasses

The word 'défouraillasses' is a complex French verb form syllabified based on vowel sounds and avoiding consonant cluster breaks. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, infix, and suffixes, meaning 'to clear out'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To clear out, to empty, to ransack (in an informal or colloquial way).

    To clear out, ransack, empty.

    “Ils défouraillassent le grenier pour faire de la place.”

    “Si je pouvais, je défouraillerais toute ma vie.”

    syn:vidernettoyerépurerfouiller
    ant:remplirencombrer

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-ailles') because the final syllable contains a schwa.

Syllables

6
dé/de/
fou/fu/
ra/ʁa/
il/j/
las/las/
ses/səs/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. fou — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. il — Closed syllable, unstressed.. las — Open syllable, stressed.. ses — Open syllable, containing a schwa, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'un-', 'dis-', or 'removal'. Prefixes the verb.

root

four-

Old French origin, meaning 'outside', 'exterior'. Forms the core meaning of the verb.

suf

-aillasses

Imperfect subjunctive ending, indicating mood and tense, and 3rd person plural.

Similar Words

dé­fou­rai­llerdé­bal­lerdé­pas­ser

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open or closed syllables.

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex and contain a sonorant.

Final Schwa

The final schwa often forms its own syllable, but does not attract stress.

  • The infix '-aill-' is a morphological peculiarity that doesn't follow a straightforward syllabification rule and is treated as part of the root.
  • Regional variations might slightly reduce the schwa in '-sses', but this doesn't affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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