contreminerait
Syllables
con-tre-mi-ner-ait
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃tʁə.mi.nɛ.ʁe/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
contre- + min- + -erait
The word 'contre-minerait' is syllabified as con-tre-mi-ner-ait, following French vowel-based syllabification rules. It's a verb in the conditional tense, meaning 'would undermine', and its stress falls on the final syllable '-ait'. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'min-', and the conditional suffix '-erait'.
Definitions
- 1
Would undermine
To undermine
“Il contre-minerait l'autorité du chef.”
“Ils contre-mineraient les efforts de paix.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-ait', as is typical in French.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. mi — Open syllable, vowel.. ner — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ait — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant. Stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-based Syllabification
Syllables are generally divided around vowel sounds.
Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable unless they are complex and naturally divisible.
Final Syllable Rule
The final syllable often contains the verb ending and receives primary stress.
- Liaison between 'contre' and 'miner' is possible in connected speech but doesn't affect written syllabification.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'contre' influences the preceding consonant's syllabification.
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