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contre-attaqueras

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6 syllables
17 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “contre-attaqueras” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

contreattaqueras

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-at-ta-que-ras

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁə.ta.kə.ʁa/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

contre- + attaqu- + -eras

The word 'contre-attaqueras' is divided into six syllables: con-tre-at-ta-que-ras. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta'. The word is a verb composed of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'attaqu-', and the suffix '-eras'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of vowel-consonant division and nasal vowel treatment.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To counterattack; to respond to an attack with another attack.

    You will counterattack.

    “Tu contre-attaqueras avec force.”

    syn:riposterrépliquer
    ant:céderreculer

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta'.

Syllables

6
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
at/a.tɑk/
ta/ta/
que/kə/
ras/ʁa/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, consonant cluster.. at — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ta — Open syllable, primary stress.. que — Open syllable.. ras — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

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

root

attaqu-

French, from Old French 'atake' - attack; core meaning of attack.

suf

-eras

French verbal inflection; second-person singular future tense ending.

Similar Words

a­takcon­tre­at­taka­ta­kə­ʁa

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei.

Consonant After Vowel Rule

A consonant following a vowel initiates a new syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable, unless they are easily separable.

  • The nasal vowel 'on' is treated as a single syllable unit.
  • The 'tr' consonant cluster does not pose a special syllabification challenge.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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