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dépersonnalisaient

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6 syllables
18 characters
French
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6syllables

dépersonnalisaient

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-per-son-na-li-saient

Pronunciation

/de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.zɛ̃/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

dé- + personne- + -nalisaient

The word 'dépersonnalisaient' is divided into six syllables based on vowel sounds and the separation of prefixes and suffixes. The stress falls on the final syllable '-saient'. It's a verb meaning 'to depersonalize', formed from the prefix 'dé-', the root 'personne-', and the suffix '-nalisaient'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To depersonalize, to make impersonal, to remove personal characteristics from.

    To depersonalize

    “Ils dépersonnalisaient les données pour protéger la vie privée des utilisateurs.”

    syn:dépersonnaliseranonymiser
    ant:personnaliser

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the last syllable, '-saient', which is typical for French verbs. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

6
dé/de/
per/pɛʁ/
son/sɔn/
na/na/
li/li/
saient/zɛ̃/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. per — Open syllable, unstressed.. son — Closed syllable, unstressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. saient — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'removal', 'reversal'. Negation or reversal of the action.

root

personne-

Latin *persona* meaning 'person'. Core meaning relating to a person.

suf

-nalisaient

Combination of *-naliser* (from Latin *persona* + *-alis* + *-iser*) and *-aient* (imperfect tense ending). Verb-forming and tense/agreement marking.

Similar Words

per­son­na­li­serdé­pé­ri­son­nerra­tio­na­li­ser

Vowel-Based Division

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

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

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

Prefix/Suffix Separation

Prefixes and suffixes are often treated as separate syllables, especially when they contain vowel sounds.

  • The pronunciation of 'lis' as a single syllable is a possible, but less common, variation.
  • Liaison in connected speech does not affect the internal syllable division of the word.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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