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contre-passassent

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5 syllables
17 characters
French
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contrepasasent

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-pa-sa-sent

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃tʁ.pa.sa.sɑ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

contre- + pass- + -assent

The word 'contre-passassent' is syllabified as con-tre-pa-sa-sent, with stress on the final syllable. It's a complex verb form derived from Latin roots, exhibiting typical French syllabification rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To counter-pass, to postpone, to delay.

    To counter-pass, to postpone

    “Ils voulaient que nous ne contre-passassions pas la réunion.”

    syn:reporterdifférerajourner
    ant:avancerhâter

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable, '-sent', as is typical in French.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
pa/pa/
sa/sa/
sent/sɑ̃/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable.. pa — Open syllable.. sa — Open syllable.. sent — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, stressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

From Latin 'contra', meaning 'against'. Prepositional prefix.

root

pass-

From Latin 'passus', meaning 'step, passage'. Verb stem.

suf

-assent

Augment and third-person plural ending. '-ass-' derived from Latin, '-ent' inflectional suffix.

Similar Words

pa­ssaientcontre­tempsre­pas­sas­sent

Vowel-Based Syllabification

French syllables are primarily built around vowel sounds.

Avoidance of Complex Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally not broken unless exceptionally complex.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable.

  • The compound nature of the verb 'contrepasser'.
  • The presence of nasal vowels.
  • The imperfect subjunctive mood.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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