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emmouscaillassent

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5 syllables
17 characters
French
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5syllables

emmouscaillassent

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

em-mous-cai-llas-sent

Pronunciation

/ɛ.mu.skɛ.ja.j(ə̃).sɑ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

em- + mouscai- + -illent/-sent

The word 'emmouscaillassent' is divided into five syllables: em-mous-cai-llas-sent. It's a verb form with a Latin-derived prefix and a complex root. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To become infested with flies; to be swarming with flies.

    To be swarming with flies

    “Les fruits emmouscaillaient sous le soleil.”

    “La situation emmouscaillait, et personne ne savait quoi faire.”

    syn:infestergrouillers'agiter
    ant:désinfestercalmer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable, '-sent', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
em/ɛm/
mous/mu/
cai/skɛ/
llas/ja/
sent/sɑ̃/

em — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. mous — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. cai — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'sc' followed by vowel.. llas — Open syllable, potential liaison with following syllable.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.

Word Parts

pre

em-

Latin origin, prefixing verb, indicating 'in', 'into', or 'begin to'.

root

mouscai-

From Old French *moscailler*, ultimately from *mosque* meaning 'fly'.

suf

-illent/-sent

Inflectional suffix indicating 3rd person plural imperfect indicative and auxiliary verb *être* in the imperfect indicative, 3rd person plural.

Similar Words

em­mê­lerem­bal­lerem­poi­son­ner

Vowel Nucleus

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.

Open/Closed Syllables

Syllables are classified as open (ending in a vowel) or closed (ending in a consonant).

  • The 'sc' consonant cluster is treated as a single unit.
  • The 'll' consonant cluster is treated as a single consonant sound.
  • Potential for liaison between syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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