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raplatissaient

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

5 syllables
14 characters
French
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5syllables

raplatissaient

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ra-pla-tis-sai-ent

Pronunciation

/ʁa.pla.ti.sɛ̃/

Stress

01001

Morphemes

ra- + plat- + -issaient

The word 'raplatissaient' is a verb divided into five syllables (ra-pla-tis-sai-ent) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of a prefix, root, and suffix, and its syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-based division and maximizing onsets.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To flatten, to level, to make smooth.

    To flatten

    “Il a raplatit le terrain.”

    “Les vagues raplatissaient le sable.”

    syn:aplanirégaliser
    ant:bombercreuser

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('tis').

Syllables

5
ra/ʁa/
pla/pla/
tis/ti/
sai/sɛ̃/
ent/ɑ̃/

ra — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pla — Open syllable.. tis — Closed syllable.. sai — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. ent — Closed syllable, final inflectional ending.

Word Parts

pre

ra-

Old French, intensifying prefix, Germanic origin.

root

plat-

Latin 'plattus', meaning 'flat'.

suf

-issaient

Imperfect indicative third-person plural ending, derived from 'être'.

Similar Words

com­pli­quaientex­pli­quaientap­plau­dis­sai­ent

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.

Maximizing Onsets

Each syllable attempts to have an onset consonant.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

Consonant clusters are broken after the first vowel.

  • French syllabification can be flexible.
  • Liaison and elision do not affect underlying syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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