contremanifestassent
Syllables
con-tre-ma-ni-fe-stas-sent
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃tʁə.ma.ni.fɛs.tɑ̃s/
Stress
0000001
Morphemes
contre- + manifest- + -assent
The word 'contre-manifestassent' is syllabified based on vowel nuclei and avoiding consonant cluster breaks. It's a verb form with a prefix, root, and suffix, and stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification is consistent with similar French words.
Definitions
- 1
That they manifest/demonstrate
That they manifest/demonstrate
“Il était essentiel qu'ils contre-manifestassent leur désaccord.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-sent', typical of French.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. tre — Open syllable, schwa nucleus.. ma — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ni — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. fe — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. stas — Closed syllable, vowel nucleus followed by consonant cluster.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.
Word Parts
Similar Words
Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable contains a vowel sound.
Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are kept together unless complex.
- Elision of 'contre-' in connected speech does not affect syllabification.
- The '-assent' suffix is a complex morphological unit but treated as a single syllable.
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