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soubresautasses

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

soubresautasses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sou-bre-sau-tas-ses

Pronunciation

/su.bʁə.so.to.sas/

Stress

00011

Morphemes

sou- + bresaut- + -asses

The word 'soubresautasses' is a verb form divided into five syllables: sou-bre-sau-tas-ses. It follows French syllabification rules prioritizing vowel sounds and preserving consonant clusters. Stress falls on the final syllable. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and suffix, and semantically means 'they would startle'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To startle repeatedly, to jump at intervals, to be in a state of repeated agitation.

    They would startle/jump/be agitated.

    “Si j'avais su, ils soubresautasses à chaque bruit.”

    syn:frémirtressaillirsursauter
    ant:se calmers'apaiser

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-ses'. A weaker secondary stress may be present on the penultimate syllable '-tas-'

Syllables

5
sou/su/
bre/bʁə/
sau/so/
tas/to.sas/
ses/sas/

sou — Open syllable, containing a mid-central vowel.. bre — Open syllable, containing a schwa and a voiced velar fricative.. sau — Open syllable, containing a close-mid back rounded vowel.. tas — Closed syllable, containing a close-mid back rounded vowel and a final 's' sound.. ses — Closed syllable, containing a final 's' sound.

Word Parts

pre

sou-

From Old French 'sot', meaning 'from under, suddenly'. Intensifier.

root

bresaut-

From Old French 'bresauter', related to 'bres' (jump). Core meaning of jumping.

suf

-asses

Third-person plural imperfect subjunctive ending. Combination of thematic vowel and inflectional suffix.

Similar Words

sou­fflaitrem­pla­çassesdé­pas­sasses

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open syllables where possible.

Consonant Cluster Preservation

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are exceptionally complex, as in 'br'.

Final Syllable Stress

French typically stresses the final syllable of a word.

  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-asses' requires careful consideration.
  • The schwa sound /ə/ can be reduced or elided in rapid speech, but it is phonemically present.
  • Regional variations may exhibit slight differences in vowel quality or schwa reduction.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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