Hyphenation ofendommageassions

Analysis of "endommageassions" (French)

1. Pronunciation & Initial Examination:

The word "endommageassions" is a complex verb form in French, specifically the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive. It's derived from the verb "endommager" (to damage). Pronunciation involves careful attention to liaison and elision possibilities, though these don't directly affect the core syllabification.

2. Syllable Division:

Following French syllabification rules, which prioritize vowel sounds and avoid breaking consonant clusters unless they are complex and involve a sonorant consonant, the division is as follows (detailed in the JSON output).

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: en- (Latin origin, prefix of inchoative or resultative aspect, meaning 'in' or 'into').
• Root: dommage- (from dommage meaning 'damage', ultimately from Latin damnum - damage, loss).
• Suffix: -assions (combination of -asse- (imperfect subjunctive marker) and -ions (first-person plural ending)).

4. Stress Identification:

French generally has stress on the final syllable of a phrase or breath group. In this case, the final syllable "-sions" receives the primary stress.

5. Phonetic Transcription:

/ɑ̃.dɔ.ma.ʒa.sjɔ̃/

6. Edge Case Review:

The sequence "mm" is a potential edge case, but in French, geminate consonants are generally treated as a single consonant within a syllable. The "ass" sequence is also a common pattern and doesn't present a syllabification challenge.

7. Grammatical Role:

The word is exclusively a verb form. Syllabification remains consistent regardless of its function within a sentence.

8. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: First-person plural imperfect subjunctive of endommager (to damage).
• Translation: "we would damage" or "we were damaging" (in a hypothetical or conditional context).
• Grammatical Category: Verb (Imperfect Subjunctive)
• Synonyms: abîmions (we would harm), détériorions (we would deteriorate)
• Antonyms: réparions (we would repair), améliorions (we would improve)
• Example: "Si nous avions plus de temps, nous endommageassions moins de choses." (If we had more time, we would damage fewer things.)

9. Phonological Comparison:

• dommages: /dɔ.maʒ/ - Syllable division: do-ma-ges. Similar structure, demonstrating the "ma" syllable pattern.
• endommager: /ɑ̃.dɔ.ma.ʒe/ - Syllable division: en-dom-ma-ger. Shows how the prefix "en-" forms its own syllable.
• passion: /pa.sjɔ̃/ - Syllable division: pas-sion. Illustrates the "-sion" ending forming a syllable.

10. Alternative Pronunciations/Regional Variations:

There are no significant regional variations in the syllabification of this word. Pronunciation nuances might exist in the vowel sounds (e.g., the degree of nasalization in "endommageassions"), but these don't alter the syllable structure.

11. Division Rules Applied:

• Rule 1: Open Syllables: Syllables ending in a vowel sound are generally open (e.g., "en-", "ma-").
• Rule 2: Consonant Clusters: Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are complex and involve a sonorant consonant (e.g., "mm" in "dommage").
• Rule 3: Vowel Sequences: Vowel sequences are generally divided into separate syllables (e.g., "ass-").
• Rule 4: Final Syllable Stress: French typically stresses the final syllable.