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démaigrissement

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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démaigrissement

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-mai-gris-se-ment

Pronunciation

/de.ma.ɡʁi.sə.mɑ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

dé- + maigr- + -is-se-ment

The word 'démaigrissement' is divided into five syllables: dé-mai-gris-se-ment. Stress falls on the final syllable '-ment'. It's a noun formed from a prefix, root, and suffixes, following standard French syllabification rules based on vowel sounds and consonant cluster handling.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Weight loss, thinning, emaciation.

    Weight loss

    “Son démaigrissement était inquiétant.”

    “Le démaigrissement dû à la maladie était visible.”

    syn:amaigrissementperte de poids
    ant:prise de poids

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ment', which is typical for French nouns. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
dé/de/
mai/ma/
gris/ɡʁi/
se/sə/
ment/mɑ̃/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. mai — Open syllable, unstressed.. gris — Closed syllable, unstressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. ment — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'down from, away from'; reversal or negation.

root

maigr-

From 'maigre', Latin 'macrus'; core meaning related to thinness.

suf

-is-se-ment

-is- is a linking vowel, -se- is a reflexive marker, -ment is from Latin -mentum, forming a noun from a verb.

Similar Words

a­bai­sse­mentre­nfor­ce­mentdé­ve­lop­pe­ment

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are kept together unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable.

Prefix/Suffix Separation

Prefixes and suffixes are generally treated as separate syllables.

  • The linking vowel '-is-' doesn't create a separate syllable.
  • The nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ requires careful pronunciation.
  • The 'gr' consonant cluster is not broken.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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