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démouscaillâmes

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

5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

démouscaillelâmes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-mous-caille-lâ-mes

Pronunciation

/de.mu.skaj.lam/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

dé- + mouscaille- + -âmes

The word 'démouscaillâmes' is divided into five syllables: dé-mous-caille-lâ-mes. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters. The word is morphologically composed of a prefix 'dé-', a root 'mouscaille-', and a suffix '-âmes'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To descale, to remove scales (from something).

    We descale(d), we removed the scales.

    “Nous démouscaillâmes le poisson avant de le cuire.”

    ant:écaille(r) - to scale (to cover with scales)

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable ('mes'), as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
dé/de/
mous/mu/
caille/skaj/
lâ/la/
mes/mɛ/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. mous — Open syllable, unstressed.. caille — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lâ — Open syllable, unstressed.. mes — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin *dis-*, indicating reversal or removal.

root

mouscaille-

From Old French *mouscaille*, related to *mouche* (fly), referring to scales.

suf

-âmes

From Latin *-āvimus*, first-person plural past historic ending.

Similar Words

dé­mê­lâ­mesdé­mag­né­ti­sâ­mesdé­mo­ra­li­sâ­mes

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally complex or break natural phonetic groupings.

  • The 'll' in 'caille' is treated as a single consonant sound in this context, preventing syllable division between the 'l's.
  • The circumflex accent on 'â' does not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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