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contre-attaquerions

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6 syllables
19 characters
French
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6syllables

contreataquerions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-a-ta-quer-ions

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁ.a.ta.kʁjɔ̃/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

contre- + attaq- + -uerions

The word 'contre-attaquerions' is a verb form syllabified into six syllables: con-tre-a-ta-quer-ions. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta'. The word is composed of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'attaq-', and the suffix '-uerions'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We would counterattack.

    We would counterattack.

    “Si l'ennemi nous attaquait, nous contre-attaquerions avec force.”

    syn:riposterionsrépliquerions
    ant:capitulerionscéderions

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta'. French stress is generally on the final syllable, but the enclitic pronoun '-ions' shifts the stress slightly earlier.

Syllables

6
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
a/a/
ta/ta/
quer/kʁe/
ions/jɔ̃/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. a — Open syllable, simple vowel.. ta — Open syllable, simple vowel, stressed.. quer — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

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

root

attaq-

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

suf

-uerions

Verbal suffix indicating conditional past tense, first-person plural. Combination of infinitive '-er' and imperfect subjunctive '-ions'.

Similar Words

a­ta­que­rionsdé­fen­drionsex­pli­que­rions

Vowel-based Syllabification

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

Consonant Cluster Avoidance

Consonant clusters are avoided unless they are complex and naturally separate.

  • Nasal vowels do not affect syllabification rules.
  • The 'r' sound can sometimes trigger liaison, but not in this case due to the verb conjugation.
  • Stress is influenced by the enclitic pronoun '-ions'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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