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empoussiérasses

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6 syllables
15 characters
French
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6syllables

empoussiérasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

em-pou-s-sié-ras-ses

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.pu.sje.ʁas/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

em- + poussi- + -erasses

The word 'empoussiérasses' is a verb form with six syllables divided based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and suffixes indicating tense, mood, and number.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    You (plural) would dust.

    Vous dépoussiéreriez.

    “Si vous aviez le temps, vous empoussiéreriez les étagères.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-ses'.

Syllables

6
em/ɑ̃/
pou/pu/
s/sje/
sié/sje/
ras/ʁas/
ses/sɛs/

em — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. pou — Open syllable, simple vowel.. s — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. sié — Open syllable, closed mid vowel.. ras — Open syllable, uvular 'r' sound.. ses — Open syllable, final syllable with stress.

Word Parts

pre

em-

Latin origin, intensifying prefix.

root

poussi-

From 'poussière' (dust), Latin 'pulvis'.

suf

-erasses

Imperfect subjunctive ending + plural marker.

Similar Words

tra­vai­lleraisfi­ni­riezre­gar­de­rais

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated.

Final Syllable Stress

French generally stresses the final syllable of a phrase.

  • Geminate consonants ('ss') are treated as a single consonant sound within a syllable.
  • Imperfect subjunctive ending '-asses' is a common pattern.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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