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Words with Root “conta-” in English (US)

Browse English (US) words sharing the root “conta-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.

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conta- Latin origin, from *contus*, meaning 'point, spike'

enneacontahedral
7 syllables16 letters
en·ne·a·con·ta·he·dral
/ˌɛniːəkoʊnˈtɛdrəl/
adjective

The word 'enneacontahedral' is divided into seven syllables based on the vowel break rule. It consists of a Greek prefix 'ennea-', a Latin root 'conta-', and a Greek suffix '-hedral'. The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllabification is consistent with similar words of Greek and Latin origin.

enneacontahedron
8 syllables16 letters
en·ne·a·con·ta·he·dro·n
/ˌɛniː.əˌkɒn.təˈhiː.drən/
noun

The word 'enneacontahedron' is divided into eight syllables based on vowel-consonant patterns and standard English syllabification rules. Primary stress falls on the 'he' syllable. The word's morphology consists of Greek and Latin roots denoting 'nine' and 'face', respectively.