contrerévolutions
Syllables
con-tre-ré-vo-lu-tions
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃tʁə.ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
Stress
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Morphemes
contre + révolution + s
The word 'contre-révolutions' is divided into six syllables based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters. It consists of the prefix 'contre', the root 'révolution', and the plural suffix '-s'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel nuclei and avoiding isolated consonants.
Definitions
- 1
A movement or series of movements aimed at reversing the effects of a previous revolution.
Counter-revolutions
“Les contre-révolutions ont souvent suivi les grandes révolutions.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable ('tions') of the word, as is typical in French. The syllable 'lu' also receives secondary stress due to the root word 'révolution'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Closed syllable, consonant cluster onset.. ré — Open syllable.. vo — Open syllable.. lu — Closed syllable.. tions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel, final consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are built around vowel sounds, with each vowel (or vowel cluster) forming the nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Treatment
Consonant clusters are generally kept together as onsets or codas unless easily pronounceable as separate syllables.
Avoidance of Isolated Consonants
French avoids leaving single consonants as syllable nuclei.
- The prefix 'contre' can elide to 'cont'' before a vowel.
- Liaison and elision are surface phonetic phenomena that don't affect the core syllabic structure.
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