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soubresautâmes

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

5 syllables
14 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “soubresautâmes” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

soubresautâmes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sou-bre-sau-tâ-mes

Pronunciation

/su.bʁə.so.ta.me/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

sou- + bresaut- + -âmes

The word 'soubresautâmes' is divided into five syllables: sou-bre-sau-tâ-mes. It's a verb form with a prefix, root, and suffix. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the rule of vowel nuclei and maintains consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We started, we jumped, we recoiled

    Nous avons sursauté

    “Nous soubresautâmes en entendant le coup de tonnerre.”

    syn:sursautâmesbondîmestressaillîmes
    ant:calmâmesapaisâmes

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-mes', though French stress is generally less pronounced than in English.

Syllables

5
sou/su/
bre/bʁə/
sau/so/
tâ/ta/
mes/me/

sou — Open syllable, diphthong nucleus.. bre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. sau — Open syllable, diphthong nucleus.. tâ — Open syllable, circumflexed vowel.. mes — Closed syllable, schwa vowel, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

sou-

Old French 'sot' meaning 'out, from', indicating outward movement.

root

bresaut-

Old French 'breser' meaning 'to break, to jump', core meaning of a sudden jump.

suf

-âmes

Past historic ending for 'nous' (we), synthetic inflectional suffix.

Similar Words

souf­flâ­mesrem­pla­çâ­mesem­bras­sâ­mes

Vowel Nucleus

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds (including diphthongs).

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained unless they are exceptionally difficult to pronounce.

  • The past historic tense is rarely used in modern spoken French.
  • Pronunciation of schwa vowels can vary regionally.
  • Circumflexed vowels do not directly affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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