démocratisaient
Syllables
dé-mo-cra-ti-saient
Pronunciation
/de.mɔ.kʁa.ti.zɛ̃/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
dé- + crat- + -ise/-aient
The word 'démocratisaient' is divided into five syllables: dé-mo-cra-ti-saient. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ti'. It's a verb form derived from Latin and Greek roots, meaning 'were democratizing'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-consonant division and nasal vowel grouping.
Definitions
- 1
To democratize, to make democratic.
Were democratizing
“Ils démocratisaient le système politique.”
“Les réformes démocratisaient le pays.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ti'.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.. cra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. saient — Closed syllable with nasal vowel, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are often kept within a single syllable.
Nasal Vowel Syllabification
Nasal vowels generally form a single syllable unit.
Penultimate Stress
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 't' between 'i' and 'saient' is typically kept with 'saient' due to the nasal vowel.
- Liaison is possible between the final 't' and a following vowel.
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