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rétrograderions

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5 syllables
15 characters
French
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “rétrograderions” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

rétrograderéions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

rétro-gra-de-ré-ions

Pronunciation

/ʁe.tʁo.ɡʁa.de.ʁjɔ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

rétro- + grad- + -erions

The word 'rétrograderions' is divided into five syllables: rétro-gra-de-ré-ions. It consists of a Latin-derived prefix 'rétro-', a root 'grad-', and the conditional inflectional suffix '-erions'. Stress falls on the final syllable '-ions'. Syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel nuclei and permissible consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To downgrade, demote, or regress.

    To downgrade, demote, or regress

    “Si nous avions le pouvoir, nous ne rétrograderions pas cet employé.”

    “Nous rétrograderions volontiers ce projet si les résultats étaient insatisfaisants.”

    syn:abaisserdéclasserreculer
    ant:promouvoiraméliorerprogresser

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the final syllable '-ions', which is typical for French. The other syllables are unstressed.

Syllables

5
rétro/ʁe.tʁo/
gra/ɡʁa/
de/de/
ré/ʁe/
ions/jɔ̃/

rétro — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster 'tr' permissible.. gra — Open syllable, vowel 'a' as nucleus.. de — Open syllable, vowel 'e' as nucleus.. ré — Open syllable, vowel 'é' as nucleus.. ions — Closed syllable, nasal vowel 'ɔ̃' as nucleus, 'n' closes the syllable.

Word Parts

pre

rétro-

Latin origin 'retro', meaning backward or behind. Prefixes typically attach to the beginning of a root.

root

grad-

Latin origin 'gradus', meaning step or degree. Forms the core meaning of the verb.

suf

-erions

Inflectional suffix indicating first-person plural conditional present tense. Derived from infinitive '-er' + conditional '-ions'.

Similar Words

i­ma­gi­ne­rionscon­si­dé­rè­rionsdé­gra­dé­rions

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel sounds. Each syllable must have a vowel nucleus.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are permissible at the beginning or end of syllables if they are pronounceable as a unit.

Suffix Rule

Inflectional suffixes like '-ions' typically form a single syllable.

  • The 'tr' cluster is a common initial consonant cluster in French and doesn't pose a syllabification issue.
  • Liaison between 'rétro-' and 'grader-' is possible in fluent speech, but doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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