contemporizaban
Syllables
con-tem-po-ri-za-ban
Pronunciation
/kontem.po.ɾi.ˈθa.βan/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
con- + temp- + -orizar-ban
The word 'contemporizaban' is syllabified as con-tem-po-ri-za-ban, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'za'. It follows standard Spanish CV-based syllabification rules and consists of a Latin prefix 'con-', root 'temp-', and Spanish suffixes '-orizar-' and '-ban'.
Definitions
- 1
To temporize, to delay, to compromise with, to stall for time.
To temporize, to delay, to compromise with, to stall for time.
“El gobierno contemporizaba con las negociaciones.”
“No podemos contemporizar más, necesitamos una decisión.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('za').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tem — Open syllable.. po — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. za — Open, stressed syllable.. ban — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a separate syllable.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
- Castilian Spanish pronunciation of 'z' and 'c' before 'e' and 'i' as /θ/ vs. /s/ in some Latin American dialects.
- The word does not present any significant exceptions to standard Spanish syllabification rules.
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