dépoussiérassions
Syllables
dé-pous-sié-ras-sions
Pronunciation
/de.pu.sje.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
dé- + poussière + -er/ass/ions
The word 'dépoussiérassions' is divided into five syllables: dé-pous-sié-ras-sions. The stress falls on 'ras'. It's the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'dépoussiérer', meaning 'we would dust'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of open/closed syllables and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of the verb *dépoussiérer*. It expresses a hypothetical or desired action of dusting.
we would dust
“Nous dépoussiérassions les étagères tous les dimanches.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ras'.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. pous — Open syllable, unstressed.. sié — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ras — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. sions — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
dé-
Latin origin, meaning 'removal, reversal'. Prefix indicating the undoing of an action.
poussière
Latin origin, from *pulvis* meaning 'dust'. Noun meaning 'dust'.
-er/ass/ions
Latin origin. -er forms the infinitive, -ass forms the past participle, -ions is the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive ending.
Similar Words
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open.
Closed Syllables
Syllables ending in a consonant are generally closed.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally broken up to create syllables, maximizing onsets.
Vowel Hiatus
Vowel hiatus are resolved by creating separate syllables.
- The 'sié' syllable is a closed syllable due to the final 'é'.
- The 'rassions' syllable is a complex cluster, but is treated as a single syllable due to the pronunciation.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in French
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.
- outside
- orientatrice
- vandalisera
- sufisamment
- abjures
- abjurez
- abjurer
- abjurée
- abjurât
- abjuras
- abjurai
- abjecte
- abjects
- abîmiez
- abîmons
- abîmées
- abîment
- abîmera
- abîmant
- abîmais