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empoussiérerait

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

5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

empoussièrait

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

em-pou-ssi-è-rait

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.pu.si.ʁe.ʁe/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

em- + poussiè- + -erait

The French verb 'empoussiérerait' (would dust) is divided into five syllables: em-pou-ssi-è-rait, with stress on the final syllable. It follows standard French syllabification rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding syllable-initial consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To dust (would).

    Would dust

    Il empoussiérerait les meubles si il avait le temps.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-rait', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
em/ɑ̃/
pou/pu/
ssi/si/
è/ʁe/
rait/ʁe/

em Open syllable, nasal vowel.. pou Open syllable.. ssi Closed syllable.. è Open syllable.. rait Closed syllable, stressed.

Vowel-Initial Syllable

Syllables generally begin with a vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken up to avoid syllable-initial consonant clusters, but 'ss' is treated as a single consonant.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the final syllable in French.

  • Nasal vowel pronunciation.
  • Treatment of 'ss' as a single consonant.
  • Conditional ending '-rait'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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