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contremaîtresses

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5 syllables
16 characters
French
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5syllables

contremaîtresses

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-maî-tres-ses

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁɛs/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

contre- + maître- + -esses

The word 'contremaîtresses' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-maî-tres-ses. It is composed of the prefix 'contre-', the root 'maître-', and the suffix '-esses'. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard French rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Female counter-masters, female foremen, or female supervisors.

    Female counter-masters

    “Les contremaîtresses ont supervisé le travail des ouvrières.”

    syn:Chef d'équipe fémininesresponsables féminines
    ant:Employéessubordonnées

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable '-sses'. There is a slight secondary stress on the penultimate syllable 'tres', but it is much weaker.

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
maî/mɛ/
tres/tʁɛs/
ses/sɛs/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable, vowel following consonant cluster.. maî — Open syllable, circumflex vowel.. tres — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'tr' followed by a vowel and 's'.. ses — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster 's'.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Latin origin 'contra', meaning 'against'.

root

maître-

Latin origin 'magister', meaning 'master'.

suf

-esses

French suffix, feminine plural marker, derived from Latin '-essas'.

Similar Words

maî­tres­secon­tre­tempsmaî­tre­d'ho­têl

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Syllables are built around vowel sounds. Each vowel (or vowel combination) typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.

Final Consonant Rule

A single consonant at the end of a syllable typically closes that syllable.

  • The circumflex accent on 'î' affects pronunciation but not syllable division.
  • The 'tr' consonant cluster is a common and stable unit in French syllabification.
  • The word is exclusively a feminine plural noun, so there are no syllabification or stress shifts based on grammatical function.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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