Words with Suffix “--ar/-es/-antes” in Spanish

The word 'contrapuntantes' is a Spanish adjective meaning 'counterpointing.' It is divided into five syllables: con-tra-pun-tan-tes, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('tan'). The word's morphemic structure reveals Latin origins in its prefix, root, and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation, and stress placement.