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contemporizaste

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contemporizaste

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tem-po-ri-zas-te

Pronunciation

/kontem.po.ɾiˈθaste/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

con- + temp- + -orizar-

The word 'contemporizaste' is a verb in the past tense, divided into six syllables: con-tem-po-ri-zas-te. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'zas'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'con-', the root 'temp-', the suffix '-orizar-', and the past tense ending '-aste'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To delay, postpone, or stall something, often to gain time or avoid a decision.

    To temporize, to stall, to delay.

    “El político contemporizó la respuesta para evitar comprometerse.”

    “No puedes contemporizar más, necesitas tomar una decisión.”

    syn:dilatarposponeraplazardemorar
    ant:adelantarapresurar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'zas' due to the written accent on the 'a' in 'aste'.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tem/tem/
po/po/
ri/ɾi/
zas/θas/
te/te/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. po — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. zas — Closed syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

con-

Latin *com-* meaning 'with, together'. Aspectual prefix.

root

temp-

Latin *tempus* meaning 'time'. Core meaning related to time.

suf

-orizar-

Spanish, derived from Latin *-or-* and *-izar*. Creates a verb meaning 'to give a certain quality of time to something'.

Similar Words

con­tes­tarcom­por­tar­secon­si­de­ras­te

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in vowels are open and are separated at the vowel.

Consonant Cluster Rule

When a consonant cluster occurs, the syllable division occurs after the first consonant if possible.

  • The 'z' in 'zas' represents a /θ/ sound in Peninsular Spanish.
  • The word is exclusively a verb and syllabification remains consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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