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contre-murèrent

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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5syllables

contremurèrent

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-mu-rè-rent

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁə.my.ʁe/

Stress

00011

Morphemes

contre- + mur- + -èrent

The word 'contre-murèrent' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-mu-rè-rent. It consists of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'mur-', and the suffix '-èrent'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules, keeping consonant clusters intact.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To wall up, to build against, to enclose with walls.

    They walled up / They built against.

    “Les soldats contre-murèrent la brèche.”

    syn:clorebarrerenclore
    ant:ouvrirdémolir

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable, '-rent'.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
mu/my/
rè/ʁe/
rent/ʁɑ̃/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. mu — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. rè — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. rent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Latin *contra* - against; prepositional prefix indicating opposition.

root

mur-

From *mur* - wall; base of the verb denoting building or enclosing.

suf

-èrent

From Latin *-erunt*; 3rd person plural past historic ending.

Similar Words

com­pa­rerʁə­myəmyʁ­my­ʁe

Vowel Rule

Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they can be naturally separated by a vowel sound.

Stress Rule

Stress typically falls on the last syllable.

  • The 'contre' prefix can sometimes elide to 'cont'' before a vowel.
  • The pronunciation of the 'r' sound is crucial in determining syllable boundaries.
  • Liaison possibilities exist, but do not alter the core syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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