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contemporizasen

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contemporizasen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tem-po-ri-za-sen

Pronunciation

/kontem.po.ɾi.θaˈsen/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

con- + temp- + -or-iza-sen

The word 'contemporizasen' is a verb form with six syllables divided according to the vowel rule. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from a Latin prefix, root, and Spanish suffixes. Syllabification is consistent across dialects, though pronunciation of 'z' may vary.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To allow time for something; to delay; to temporize.

    To temporize, to stall, to delay.

    “El político contemporizaba para ganar tiempo.”

    “Si yo fuera tú, no contemporizaría con esa situación.”

    syn:demoraraplazarpostergar
    ant:apresuraracelerar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('za').

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tem/tem/
po/po/
ri/ɾi/
za/θa/
sen/sen/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tem — Open syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

con-

Latin origin, meaning 'with, together'. Functions as a prefix.

root

temp-

Latin origin (*tempus*), meaning 'time'. Forms the core of the meaning.

suf

-or-iza-sen

Combination of suffixes: -or- (Latin, agent noun/adjective), -iza- (Spanish, verbalizing), -sen (Spanish, 3rd person plural imperfect subjunctive ending).

Similar Words

co­men­za­senmo­der­ni­za­sencon­si­de­ra­sen

Vowel Rule

Syllables generally end in a vowel. Each vowel forms a separate syllable unless part of a diphthong.

  • The pronunciation of 'z' and 'c' before 'e' or 'i' varies between Castilian Spanish (/θ/) and many Latin American dialects (/s/).
  • The sequence 'por' does not create a diphthong.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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