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contremarquâmes

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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contremarquâmes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tre-mar-quâ-mes

Pronunciation

/kɔ̃.tʁə.maʁ.ka.me/

Stress

00110

Morphemes

contre- + marquer + -âmes

The verb 'contremarquâmes' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-mar-quâ-mes, with stress on 'quâ'. It's formed from the prefix 'contre-', root 'marquer', and suffix '-âmes'. Syllabification follows standard French rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    We countermarked/contradicted.

    We countermarked/contradicted.

    “Nous contremarquâmes ses arguments avec des preuves irréfutables.”

    syn:Nous avons contreditnous avons réfuté
    ant:Nous avons approuvénous avons confirmé

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('quâ').

Syllables

5
con/kɔ̃/
tre/tʁə/
mar/maʁ/
quâ/ka/
mes/me/

con — Open syllable, nasal vowel.. tre — Open syllable.. mar — Open syllable.. quâ — Closed syllable, digraph 'qu' treated as a single consonant, stressed.. mes — Open syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contre-

Old French, from Latin *contra* - against, opposite. Negation.

root

marquer

Old French, from Latin *marcāre* - to mark. Core meaning.

suf

-âmes

French, from Latin *-āvimus*. 1st person plural past historic ending.

Similar Words

con­tre­mar­quezre­mar­quâ­mescon­tre­mar­que

Maximize Onsets

French prefers to create syllables with consonant onsets.

Vowel-Based Division

Syllables are generally divided around vowels.

Digraph Treatment

Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single units.

  • Nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'con'.
  • Archaic past historic tense.
  • Potential regional pronunciation variations.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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