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désembourbasses

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3 syllables
15 characters
French
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3syllables

désembourbasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-sembour-basses

Pronunciation

/de.zɑ̃.buʁ.bas/

Stress

011

Morphemes

dés- + embourb- + -asses

The word 'désembourbasses' is divided into three syllables: 'dé-sembour-basses'. It consists of the prefix 'dés-', the root 'embourb-', and the suffix '-asses'. Stress falls on the final syllable, 'basses'. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters where pronounceable.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To free from mud or mire; to dislodge from a difficult or unpleasant situation.

    To unmud, to dislodge, to extricate.

    “Les pompiers ont désembourbé la voiture.”

    “Il faut désembourber cette situation.”

    syn:dégagerlibérerdébourber
    ant:embourber

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'basses'. The syllable 'sembour' receives secondary stress due to its length and vowel quality. 'dé' is unstressed.

Syllables

3
dé/de/
sembour/zɑ̃.buʁ/
basses/bas/

dé — Open syllable, unstressed.. sembour — Syllable containing a nasal vowel and a consonant cluster. Stressed.. basses — Closed syllable, final syllable, primary stress.

Word Parts

pre

dés-

Latin origin 'dis-', meaning reversal or removal. Prefixes typically do not carry stress.

root

embourb-

Derived from 'bourbe' (mud). Contains the core meaning of the verb.

suf

-asses

Indicative present, third-person plural verb ending. Marks conjugation.

Similar Words

dé­ba­rassedé­sen­com­bredé­semb­rouille

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel sound are considered open and form a separate syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound.

Vowel Groupings

Vowel groupings are treated as a single syllable nucleus.

Final Syllable Stress

French typically stresses the final syllable of a word or phrase.

  • The 'mb' consonant cluster is treated as a single unit within the 'sembour' syllable.
  • Nasal vowels require careful consideration in syllabification, as they function as syllable nuclei.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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