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désensibilisait

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

6 syllables
15 characters
French
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6syllables

désensibilizait

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-sen-si-bi-li-zait

Pronunciation

/de.zɑ̃.si.bi.li.zɛ/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

dés- + sensibil- + -isait

The word 'désensibilisait' is divided into six syllables: dé-sen-si-bi-li-zait. It consists of a negative prefix 'dés-', the root 'sensibil-', and the imperfect indicative suffix '-isait'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the rules of vowel nuclei and avoiding consonant cluster breaks.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Was desensitizing

    Was desensitizing

    “Le traitement désensibilisait progressivement les patients.”

    “Elle désensibilisait son fils aux allergies.”

    syn:atténuaitémoussait
    ant:sensibilisait

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-zait', typical of French.

Syllables

6
dé/de/
sen/sɑ̃/
si/si/
bi/bi/
li/li/
zait/zɛ/

dé — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. sen — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. si — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. bi — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. li — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. zait — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus, final consonant.

Word Parts

pre

dés-

Latin origin 'dis-', negation.

root

sensibil-

Latin origin 'sensibilis', core meaning.

suf

-isait

Imperfect indicative ending, tense and person marking.

Similar Words

re­spon­sa­bi­li­tépos­si­bi­li­tésen­si­bi­li­té

Vowel Nucleus

Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Avoid Consonant Clusters

Avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are complex.

  • The 't' in 'zait' is often silent but affects syllabification.
  • Nasal vowels can occur in closed syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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