imperméabilisais
Syllables
im-per-mé-a-bi-li-sais
Pronunciation
/im.pɛʁ.me.a.bi.li.sɛ/
Stress
0000111
Morphemes
im- + permé- + -abilisais
The word 'imperméabilisais' is a French verb in the imperfect indicative. It is divided into seven syllables: im-per-mé-a-bi-li-sais. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word's structure reveals Latin origins and means 'he/she/it was waterproofing'.
Definitions
- 1
Third-person singular imperfect indicative of *imperméabiliser*.
He/She/It was waterproofing.
“Il imperméabilisais la toile avant la pluie.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li' in 'bi-li-sais').
Syllables
im — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. per — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. mé — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. bi — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. li — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. sais — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel structure, final 's' is silent.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
A vowel followed by a consonant typically forms a syllable.
Vowel
A single vowel can form a syllable.
Maximizing Onsets
French tends to maximize the number of consonants in the onset of a syllable.
- The silent 's' at the end of the word is included in the final syllable for orthographic representation.
- The sequence 'mé-a' could potentially be analyzed as a single syllable, but the distinct vowel qualities support a two-syllable division.
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