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contre-attaquais

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5 syllables
16 characters
French
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5syllables

contreattaquais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-at-ta-quais

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁə.ta.kɛ/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

contre- + attaq- + -ais

The word 'contre-attaquais' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-at-ta-quais. It consists of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'attaq-', and the suffix '-ais'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the vowel rule and consonant cluster rule of French phonology.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To counterattack; to retaliate.

    You were counterattacking.

    “Il contre-attaquait avec une force inattendue.”

    syn:riposterrépliquer
    ant:céderreculer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable '-ais', which is typical for French.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
at/a/
ta/ta/
quais/kɛ/

con — Open syllable, vowel-final.. tre — Open syllable, vowel-final, liaison possible.. at — Open syllable, vowel-final.. ta — Open syllable, vowel-final.. quais — Closed syllable, consonant-final.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Old French, from Latin *contra* - against. Opposition.

root

attaq-

From Old French *atake*, ultimately from Arabic *at-taqah* - attack. Core meaning.

suf

-ais

From Latin *-ābam*. Imperfect tense, 2nd person singular.

Similar Words

a­taquecontrea­ta­quer

Vowel Rule

Every vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are maintained unless they are exceptionally complex.

Liaison Rule

Liaison can affect pronunciation but not written syllable division.

  • Schwa elision in rapid speech.
  • Variations in the pronunciation of 'contre'.
  • The specific syllabic structure of the imperfect tense conjugation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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