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contre-attaquerai

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5 syllables
17 characters
French
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contretaquerai

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-ta-que-rai

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁə.ta.kə.ʁe/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

contre- + attaq- + -erai

The word 'contre-attaquerai' is divided into five syllables based on vowel sounds, following French syllabification rules. It consists of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'attaq-', and the future tense suffix '-erai'. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification is consistent with similar verb forms in French.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To counterattack; to retaliate.

    I will counterattack.

    “Je vais me préparer, et je contre-attaquerai dès que j'aurai une chance.”

    syn:riposterairépondrairevancherai
    ant:céderaiabandonnerai

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable ('rai') in French, as is typical for phrases and breath groups.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
ta/ta/
que/kə/
rai/ʁe/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. ta — Open syllable.. que — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. rai — Open syllable, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Old French, from Latin 'contra' - against; indicates opposition.

root

attaq-

From Old French 'atake', ultimately from Arabic 'al-taqah' - attack; core meaning of the verb.

suf

-erai

Future tense ending, first person singular.

Similar Words

a­ta­que­raicon­tre­ar­gu­men­te­raia­ta­que­rais

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless easily pronounceable separately.

Open Syllable Preference

French tends to favor open syllables (ending in a vowel sound).

  • The prefix 'contre-' can sometimes be considered a clitic, but is treated as part of the word for syllabification.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of the 'r' sound do not affect the syllabification based on the written form.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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