contreoffensive
The word 'contre-offensive' is divided into six syllables: con-tre-o-ffen-si-ve. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's a compound noun derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and respecting vowel clusters, with consideration for nasal vowels.
Definitions
- 1
A military attack undertaken in response to an earlier attack.
Counter-offensive
“La contre-offensive a permis de reprendre du terrain.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('ve') in standard French.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. o — Open syllable.. ffen — Closed syllable, nasal vowel.. si — Open syllable.. ve — Closed syllable.
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Nasal Vowel Consideration
Nasal vowels are treated as part of the syllable they belong to.
- The hyphenated structure of the compound word does not alter the application of standard syllabification rules.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ʁ/ do not affect syllable division.
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