imperméabilisation
Syllables
im-per-mé-a-bi-li-sa-ti-on
Pronunciation
/im.pɛʁ.me.a.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃/
Stress
000010011
Morphemes
im- + perméable + -isation
Imperméabilisation is a French noun meaning 'waterproofing'. It's syllabified as im-per-mé-a-bi-li-sa-ti-on, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'im-', root 'perméable', and suffix '-isation', following standard French syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act of making something waterproof or impermeable.
Waterproofing, impermeabilization
“L'imperméabilisation des toits est essentielle.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'sa', indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
im — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. per — Open syllable, uvular 'r' pronunciation.. mé — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. bi — Open syllable.. li — Open syllable.. sa — Open syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. on — Closed syllable with nasal vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllable
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up to avoid syllable-initial consonant clusters where possible.
Avoidance of Isolated Consonants
Consonants are generally paired with vowels within syllables.
- Uvular 'r' pronunciation in standard French.
- Nasal vowel pronunciation in the final syllable.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of syllabification rules.
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