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contre-indiquerais

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

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

contreindiquerais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-in-di-que-rais

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁ‿ɛ̃di.kə.ʁe/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

contre- + indiqu- + -erais

The word 'contre-indiquerais' is a conjugated verb form. Syllabification follows French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding consonant cluster breaks. Stress falls on the final syllable '-rais'. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'indiqu-', and the conditional suffix '-erais'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To contraindicate; to advise against.

    To contraindicate

    “Le médecin contre-indiquerais ce médicament si vous avez des problèmes cardiaques.”

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the final syllable '-rais', as is typical in French. All other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

6
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁ/
in/ɛ̃/
di/di/
que/kə/
rais/ʁe/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. in — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. di — Open syllable.. que — Open syllable.. rais — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.

Vowel Sounds as Syllable Nuclei

Each vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u, y) forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

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

Liaison

Liaison creates a new syllable boundary where appropriate, linking the final consonant of one word to the initial vowel of the next.

Final Syllable Stress

French typically stresses the final syllable of a phrase or breath group.

  • The elision of vowels before another vowel is a common feature of French and can affect pronunciation but not the orthographic syllable division.
  • The nasal vowel /ɛ̃/ requires careful consideration in syllabification.
  • Liaison between 'contre' and 'indiquerais' is common and expected.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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