contresellerait
Syllables
con-tre-sel-le-rait
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃tʁə.sə.lɛ.ʁe/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
contre- + scell- + -erait
The word 'contre-scellerait' is syllabified as con-tre-sel-le-rait, following French rules of vowel-initial syllables, consonant cluster maintenance, and prefix separation. Stress falls on the final syllable '-rait'. It's a verb meaning 'would seal against', formed from the prefix 'contre-', the root 'scell-', and the conditional suffix '-erait'.
Definitions
- 1
Would seal against; would counter-seal.
Would seal against.
“Il contre-scellerait la porte pour plus de sécurité.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-rait', which is typical for French verbs. The stress is marked as '1' for primary stress, and '0' for unstressed syllables.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel. First syllable of the prefix.. tre — Open syllable, with a schwa. Part of the prefix.. sel — Closed syllable, containing the root vowel.. le — Open syllable, part of the root.. rait — Closed syllable, containing the conditional ending and receiving primary stress.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Each vowel sound generally begins a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are complex.
Prefix Separation
Prefixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
Final Syllable
The final syllable often contains the verb ending.
- The 'r' sound is often syllabic in French.
- Liaison possibilities do not affect the core syllabification.
- The prefix 'contre-' can sometimes elide to 'cont'' before a vowel, but this doesn't change the syllable division.
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