contrebalancées
Syllables
con-tre-ba-lan-cées
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃.tʁə.ba.lɑ̃.se/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
contre- + balanc- + -ées
The word 'contrebalancées' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-ba-lan-cées. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows vowel-based rules, with consideration for nasal vowels and common consonant clusters. It's a past participle formed from a prefix, root, and suffix of Latin origin.
Definitions
- 1
Counterbalanced, offset, compensated.
Counterbalanced
“Les dépenses ont été contrebalancées par des recettes imprévues.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable '-cées', which is the standard stress pattern in French.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. ba — Open syllable.. lan — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. cées — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
contre-
Old French, from Latin 'contra' meaning 'against'. Indicates opposition.
balanc-
From Old French 'balance', from Latin 'bilancia' meaning 'balance, scales'. Core meaning of equilibrium.
-ées
Feminine plural past participle ending, derived from Latin '-tas' and the auxiliary verb 'être'. Indicates gender, number, and past participle form.
Similar Words
Vowel-based Syllabification
Syllables are generally divided around vowel sounds. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless they are complex and span syllable boundaries.
- Nasal vowels do not affect the basic syllabification rules.
- The 'tr' consonant cluster is common and doesn't pose a syllabification issue.
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