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déshydrogénasses

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6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

déhydrogénasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

dé-hy-dro-gé-na-sses

Pronunciation

/de.z‿y.dʁɔ.ʒe.na.s/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

dé- + hydrogén- + -ases

The word 'déshydrogénasses' is a French noun meaning 'dehydrogenases'. It is syllabified as 'dé-hy-dro-gé-na-sses' following vowel-centric rules and handling consonant clusters. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'dé-', the root 'hydrogén-', and the suffix '-ases'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen from a substrate.

    Dehydrogenases

    “Les déshydrogénasses jouent un rôle crucial dans le métabolisme cellulaire.”

    ant:Hydratases

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-sses', which is typical for French nouns. The stress is relatively weak compared to languages like English.

Syllables

6
dé/de/
hy/y/
dro/dʁɔ/
gé/ʒe/
na/na/
sses/sas/

dé — Open syllable, stressed (weakly) as part of the prefix.. hy — Open syllable, vowel sound.. dro — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. gé — Open syllable, vowel sound.. na — Open syllable, vowel sound.. sses — Closed syllable, primary stress.

Word Parts

pre

dé-

Latin origin, meaning 'removal' or 'reversal'. Negation/reversal function.

root

hydrogén-

Greek origin (hydro - water, gen - to produce). Core meaning related to hydrogen.

suf

-ases

French suffix (derived from Greek -ase), denoting an enzyme. Plural marker.

Similar Words

dé­hy­dra­ta­tionhy­dro­car­bu­respro­té­a­ses

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

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

Liaison

Liaison between morphemes can influence syllable boundaries.

Final Syllable Stress

French typically stresses the final syllable.

  • The 'z' in 'déz-' represents a liaison sound.
  • The cluster 'drg' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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