dégourdissaissaient
Syllables
dé-gour-dis-sai-ssaient
Pronunciation
/de.ɡuʁ.di.sɛ̃/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
dé- + gour- + -dis-ssaient
The word 'dégourdissaient' is divided into five syllables: dé-gour-dis-sai-ssaient, with stress on 'dis'. It's a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, formed from the root 'gour' with prefixes and suffixes. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing onsets and nasal vowels.
Definitions
- 1
To be losing one's wits, to be becoming foolish, to be losing one's senses.
Were losing their senses/were becoming foolish.
“Ils dégourdissaient à force de boire.”
“Les enfants dégourdissaient en jouant.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('dis'), following the penultimate stress rule in French.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, simple vowel sound.. gour — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. dis — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. sai — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. ssaient — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset, nasal vowel nucleus.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
French syllabification prioritizes maximizing the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
Vowel Hiatus
Vowel hiatus are generally broken into separate syllables.
Nasal Vowels
Nasal vowels form the nucleus of a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
In many French words, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'ss' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- Nasal vowels influence syllable structure.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist but do not significantly alter syllable division.
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