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contreboutassiez

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5 syllables
16 characters
French
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5syllables

contreboutassiez

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-bou-tas-siez

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃.tʁə.bu.ta.sje/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

contre- + bout- + -assiez

The word 'contreboutassiez' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-bou-tas-siez. It follows French syllabification rules prioritizing vowel sounds and avoiding unnecessary consonant cluster breaks. The stress falls on the final syllable. It's the imperfect subjunctive of 'contreboutasser', meaning 'you (plural) were pushing back/resisting'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    Imperfect subjunctive of 'contreboutasser'.

    You (plural) were pushing back/resisting.

    Ils espéraient que vous ne *contreboutassiez* pas leur décision.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-siez', typical of French pronunciation.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
bou/bu/
tas/ta/
siez/sje/

con Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre Open syllable, schwa vowel.. bou Open syllable, rounded vowel.. tas Open syllable, simple vowel.. siez Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, with consonants assigned to the adjacent syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are not broken unless they represent distinct phonetic syllables.

  • The 'tr' cluster is not broken due to its common pronunciation in French.
  • Nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ does not affect syllabification.
  • The word is exclusively a verb form, so syllabification doesn't shift based on part of speech.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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