contresellèrent
Syllables
con-tre-sel-lèrent
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃tʁə.sɛ.lɛ.ʁɛ̃/
Stress
0001
Morphemes
contre- + scell- + -èrent
The word 'contre-scellèrent' is a verb in the past historic tense, divided into four syllables: con-tre-sel-lèrent. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows the vowel-centric rules of French, prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant breaks.
Definitions
- 1
To counter-seal; to seal against something.
They counter-sealed.
“Les notaires contre-scellèrent le testament pour éviter toute modification.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the last syllable, '-rent', as is typical in French.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, schwa.. sel — Closed syllable.. lèrent — Compound syllable, with a nasal vowel, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centric Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each vowel (or vowel digraph) typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together as onsets or codas unless they can be easily separated phonetically.
Final Stress Rule
French generally stresses the last syllable of a phrase or word.
- The prefix 'contre-' can sometimes elide to 'cont'' before a vowel.
- The pronunciation of the 'r' sound is uvular in standard French.
- Liaison possibilities exist between 'lèrent' and a following word beginning with a vowel.
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