sauvegardassions
Syllables
sau-ve-gard-as-sions
Pronunciation
/so.və.ɡaʁ.da.sjɔ̃/
Stress
00101
Morphemes
sauve + gard + assions
The word 'sauvegardassions' is divided into five syllables: sau-ve-gard-as-sions. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, formed from the prefix 'sauve-', the root 'gard-', and the suffix '-assions'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel division and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
First-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'sauvegarder'.
We would safeguard / We were safeguarding
“Si nous avions su, nous sauvegardassions ces fichiers.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('gard'), following the general French stress pattern.
Syllables
sau — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ve — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. gard — Closed syllable, containing the root.. as — Open syllable, inflectional marker.. sions — Closed syllable, containing the final inflectional suffix and a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters are typically kept together within a syllable.
- The presence of the schwa /ə/ does not affect syllabification.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ is a characteristic feature of French phonology and doesn't alter syllable division.
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