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contre-attaquera

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6 syllables
16 characters
French
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6syllables

contreattaquera

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-at-ta-que-ra

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁə.ta.kə.ʁa/

Stress

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Morphemes

contre- + attaquer + -era

The word 'contre-attaquera' is divided into six syllables based on vowel sounds. It's a verb in the future tense, formed with the prefix 'contre-', the root 'attaquer', and the suffix '-era'. The primary stress falls on the final syllable, '-ra'. Syllabification follows the standard French vowel-centric rule, allowing consonant clusters within syllables.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To counterattack; to respond to an attack with one's own attack.

    To counterattack

    “L'armée ennemie a attaqué, mais elle contre-attaquera demain.”

    syn:riposterrépliquer
    ant:attaquercéder

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the last syllable, '-ra'.

Syllables

6
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
at/a/
ta/ta/
que/kə/
ra/ʁa/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. at — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. ta — Open syllable, vowel.. que — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. ra — Open syllable, primary stress.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

From Latin 'contra', meaning 'against'. Indicates opposition.

root

attaquer

From Old French 'atacier', ultimately from Latin 'attaccare', meaning 'to attack'.

suf

-era

Future tense marker, third-person singular.

Similar Words

com­pa­re­raat­ta­que­racon­trô­le­ra

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel sound generally constitutes a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are allowed within syllables, as long as they don't disrupt the vowel-centric structure.

  • Liaison between 'contre' and 'attaquera' in connected speech.
  • Nasal vowel pronunciation in 'con-' syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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