désinvestissons
Syllables
dé-sin-ves-tis-sons
Pronunciation
/dez‿ɛ̃.vɛ.sti.sɔ̃/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
dés- + invest- + -issons
The word 'désinvestissons' is divided into five syllables: dé-sin-ves-tis-sons. It consists of the prefix 'dés-', the root 'invest-', and the suffix '-issons'. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tis'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of dividing before vowels and after consonants.
Definitions
- 1
To divest oneself of investments; to sell off investments.
To disinvest ourselves.
“Nous devons désinvestissons de cette entreprise.”
“Désinvestissons nos actifs toxiques.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'tis'.
Syllables
dé — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sin — Closed syllable.. ves — Closed syllable.. tis — Closed syllable, primary stress.. sons — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
dés-
Latin *dis-* meaning 'reversal, negation'. Negation/reversal function.
invest-
Latin *investire* meaning 'to clothe, equip, furnish, endow'. Core meaning related to investment.
-issons
French verbal suffix indicating the first-person plural present subjunctive or the first-person plural imperative. Verb conjugation function.
Similar Words
Vowel-Following Syllable Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Consonant-Following Syllable Division
Syllables are divided after consonants when followed by vowels.
Maximizing Onsets
French tends to maximize onsets (consonant sounds at the beginning of a syllable).
- The liaison between 'dés-' and 'investissons' is a common phonetic phenomenon but doesn't affect the orthographic syllabification.
- The silent 's' in 'dés-' doesn't prevent the formation of a syllable.
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