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rétrograderiez

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4 syllables
14 characters
French
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4syllables

rétrograderiez

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

rétro-gra-de-riez

Pronunciation

/ʁe.tʁo.ɡʁa.de.ʁje/

Stress

0001

Morphemes

rétro- + grad- + -eriez

The word 'rétrograderiez' is a verb form divided into four syllables: rétro-gra-de-riez. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of a Latin-derived prefix, root, and a conditional verbal suffix. Syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To downgrade, to demote, to regress.

    To downgrade, to demote, to regress

    “Vous rétrograderiez volontiers ce projet, n'est-ce pas ?”

    “Si les résultats ne s'améliorent pas, ils rétrograderaient l'équipe.”

    syn:déclasserabaisserreculer
    ant:promouvoiréleveravancer

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-riez' as is typical in French.

Syllables

4
rétro/ʁe.tʁo/
gra/ɡʁa/
de/de/
riez/ʁje/

rétro — Open syllable, uvular 'r' sound.. gra — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable.. riez — Closed syllable, 'z' pronounced as /ʒ/.

Word Parts

pre

rétro-

Latin origin, meaning 'backward'

root

grad-

Latin origin, meaning 'step, degree'

suf

-eriez

Verbal ending, conditional present, 2nd person plural

Similar Words

co­m­pa­rezcon­si­dé­rezdé­gra­dez

Vowel-based Syllabification

Syllables are generally formed around vowel sounds.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are maintained unless they can be naturally separated into distinct syllables.

Final Syllable Stress

Stress typically falls on the final syllable of a word or phrase.

  • Uvular 'r' pronunciation
  • Pronunciation of 'z' as /ʒ/ before 'e'
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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