contrepasâtes
The word 'contre-passâtes' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-pa-sâ-tes. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable '-â-'. It's a verb in the passé simple, third-person plural, meaning 'they passed against'. Syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters, with the prefix 'contre-', root 'pass-', and suffix '-âtes' clearly identifiable.
Definitions
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They passed against, they went against, they opposed.
They passed against/opposed.
“Les soldats contre-passâtes les ordres du général.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable '-â-'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable with a nasal vowel.. tre — Closed syllable with a consonant cluster.. pa — Open syllable.. sâ — Closed syllable with a stressed vowel.. tes — Closed syllable, final consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are typically divided between vowels. 'pa-sâ' follows this pattern.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters like 'tr' are generally kept together within a syllable.
Final Consonant Syllabification
A final consonant often forms a closed syllable, as in 'tes'.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'con' could potentially influence syllable boundaries, but it's clearly part of the first syllable in this case.
- The passé simple ending '-âtes' is consistently treated as a single syllable.
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