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contre-buterions

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5 syllables
16 characters
French
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contrebuterions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-bu-ter-ions

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁ.by.tʁe.jɔ̃/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

contre- + but- + -erions

The word 'contre-buterions' is syllabified as con-tre-bu-ter-ions, with stress on the final syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'but-', and the suffix '-erions'. Syllabification follows the principles of vowel peak and avoiding breaking consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To bump into, to obstruct, to come up against.

    To bump into, to obstruct, to come up against.

    “Nous contre-buterions constamment à des problèmes inattendus.”

    “Ils contre-butaient sur des obstacles imprévus.”

    syn:heurterempêcher
    ant:éviterfaciliter

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable ('-ions'), which is typical for French.

Syllables

3
con-tre/kɔ̃tʁ/
bu-ter/by.tʁe/
-ions/jɔ̃/

con-tre — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus, stressed.. bu-ter — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, unstressed.. -ions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

From Latin 'contra', meaning 'against'. Prepositional prefix.

root

but-

From Old French 'buter', meaning 'to butt'. Verb root.

suf

-erions

Inflectional suffix indicating first-person plural imperfect subjunctive.

Similar Words

com­prendrere­venirdé­cou­vrir

Vowel Peak

Each syllable must contain a vowel sound (nucleus).

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex and involve a sonorant consonant.

  • The 'r' sound is not syllabic in this context.
  • Nasal vowels require careful consideration as syllable nuclei.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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