contremarquassions
Syllables
con-tre-mar-qua-ssions
Pronunciation
/kɔ̃.tʁə.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
contre- + marquer + -assions
The word 'contremarquassions' is divided into five syllables: con-tre-mar-qua-ssions. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules, prioritizing vowel sounds and maintaining consonant clusters. It's a verb form derived from 'contremarquer' meaning 'to countermark'.
Definitions
- 1
To countermark; to mark in opposition to something else.
To countermark
“Nous contremarquassions les documents falsifiés.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-sions', which is typical for French words. The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, nasal vowel nucleus.. tre — Open syllable, schwa nucleus.. mar — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. qua — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ssions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel nucleus, consonant cluster 'ss'.
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound (or a nasal vowel). Syllables are built around these vowel nuclei.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable by a vowel sound.
- The 'tr' and 'ss' consonant clusters are common and do not typically cause syllable breaks.
- The schwa /ə/ is frequently reduced in unstressed syllables, but this does not affect the syllable division.
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