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dépoussiérassiez

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5 syllables
16 characters
French
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5syllables

poussiérassiez

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-pous-sié-ras-siez

Pronunciation

/de.pu.sje.ʁa.sje/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

dé- + poussièr- + -assiez

The word 'dépoussiérassiez' is syllabified as 'dé-pous-sié-ras-siez', with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb in the conditional mood, second-person plural, formed from the root 'poussièr-' (dust) with the prefix 'dé-' and the suffix '-assiez'. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding isolated consonants.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Conditional form of 'dépoussiérer' - to dust.

    You (plural) would dust.

    Vous dépoussiéreriez les étagères si vous aviez le temps.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-sié-').

Syllables

5
/de/
pous/pu/
sié/sje/
ras/ʁa/
siez/sje/

Open syllable, vowel sound.. pous Open syllable, vowel sound.. sié Closed syllable, vowel sound followed by a consonant cluster.. ras Open syllable, vowel sound.. siez Closed syllable, vowel sound followed by a consonant cluster.

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Each vowel sound generally begins a new syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are easily separable in pronunciation.

Avoid Single Consonant Syllables

French avoids creating syllables consisting of a single consonant.

  • The 'poussièr-' root contains a consonant cluster ('ss') which is maintained within a single syllable.
  • The 'ié' and 'iez' endings are vowel digraphs/suffixes that are treated as single units in syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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