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encanaillassiez

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

encanaillassiez

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

en-ca-nail-las-siez

Pronunciation

/ɑ̃.kɑ.naj.je/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

en- + canaille + ass-iez

The word 'encanaillassiez' is a verb form syllabified into five syllables: en-ca-nail-las-siez. Stress falls on the final syllable '-siez'. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and two suffixes. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, with the 'll' cluster treated as a single consonant.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Imperfect subjunctive of 'encanailler' - to corrupt, to make someone rough, to lead astray.

    You all would corrupt/lead astray.

    “Ils se demandaient ce qu'ils feraient s'ils encanaillaient les jeunes.”

    syn:corromprepervertirdémoraliser
    ant:éduquermoraliseraméliorer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-siez', which is typical for French verb forms.

Syllables

5
en/ɑ̃/
ca/ka/
nail/naj/
las/la/
siez/je/

en — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel. Stressed level 0.. ca — Open syllable, containing a vowel. Stressed level 0.. nail — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster 'll' pronounced as a single /l/. Stressed level 0.. las — Open syllable, containing a vowel. Stressed level 0.. siez — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant. Primary stressed syllable. Stressed level 1.

Word Parts

pre

en-

Latin origin, prefix indicating action towards something.

root

canaille

Old French, ultimately from Latin 'canalia' meaning 'channel, gutter'.

suf

ass-iez

'-ass-' is an iterative/intensive suffix, '-iez' is the imperfect subjunctive ending.

Similar Words

fa­mi­lia­le­mento­ca­si­on­nel­le­mentpar­ti­cu­liè­re­ment

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex.

  • The 'll' sequence is treated as a single consonant sound for pronunciation and syllabification.
  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-iez' is a relatively fixed unit.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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