contremanderais
Syllables
con-tre-man-de-rais
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃.tʁə.mɑ̃.dʁe.ʁe/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
contre- + mand- + -erais
The word 'contremanderais' is a conditional verb form divided into five syllables: con-tre-man-de-rais. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'contre-', root 'mand-', and suffix '-erais'. Syllabification follows standard French rules, accounting for vowel separation, onset maximization, and nasal vowel exceptions.
Definitions
- 1
To countermand; to revoke an order.
I would countermand.
“Je contremanderais cet ordre si j'en avais le pouvoir.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the final syllable, 'rais'.
Syllables
con — Closed syllable due to nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable.. man — Closed syllable due to nasal vowel.. de — Open syllable.. rais — Open syllable, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Division
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Onset Maximization
French tends to maximize onsets (consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable).
Nasal Vowel Exception
Nasal vowels often create closed syllables.
- Liaison between 'de' and 'rais' is a phonetic phenomenon not reflected in syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation may exist, but the core syllabification remains consistent.
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