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contre-indiquiez

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4 syllables
16 characters
French
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “contre-indiquiez” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
4syllables

contreindiquiez

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

contre-in-di-quiez

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁ‿ɛ̃di.kje/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

contre- + indiquer + -iez

The word 'contre-indiquiez' is divided into four syllables: contre-in-di-quiez. It consists of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'indiquer', and the suffix '-iez'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-iez'. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules and handles consonant clusters appropriately, with consideration for liaison.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To strongly advise against; to show that something is not advisable.

    To contraindicate

    “Le médecin vous contre-indiquiez ce médicament.”

    syn:déconseillerdissuader
    ant:recommanderconseiller

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-iez', which is typical for French verbs. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

4
contre/kɔ̃tʁ/
in/ɛ̃/
di/di/
quiez/kje/

contre — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel and a consonant cluster. The 'e' is silent.. in — Open syllable, containing a nasal vowel.. di — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. quiez — Closed syllable, containing a semi-vowel, a consonant and a vowel. Stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Old French, from Latin 'contra' meaning 'against'. Indicates opposition.

root

indiquer

Old French, from Latin 'indicare' meaning 'to point out, show, indicate'. Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-iez

Inflectional suffix indicating the second-person plural imperfect subjunctive.

Similar Words

in­di­quercontre­at­ta­querin­di­quiez

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are kept together unless they can be easily separated into pronounceable syllables.

Liaison

Liaison creates a single syllable across word boundaries.

  • The elision of vowels in connected speech could affect the perceived syllable boundaries, but the orthographic syllabification remains consistent.
  • The liaison between 'contre' and 'indiquiez' is a common feature of French pronunciation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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