contorsionabais
Syllables
con-tor-sio-na-bais
Pronunciation
/kontor.sjo.na.βais/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
con- + torsion- + -aba-is
The word 'contorsionabais' is a verb in the imperfect indicative, 2nd person plural. It is divided into five syllables: con-tor-sio-na-bais, with stress on the third syllable ('sio'). The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and diphthong resolution. It is morphologically composed of the prefix 'con-', the root 'torsion-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-is'.
Definitions
- 1
The act of contorting or twisting, specifically referring to the action of 'you all' (vosotros/as) doing it in the past.
You all were contorting/twisting.
“Los acróbatas se contorsionaban ante el público.”
“¿Qué hacíais cuando os contorsionabais?”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sio').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tor — Open syllable, unstressed.. sio — Closed syllable, stressed.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. bais — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are divided between vowels.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables begin with a consonant followed by a vowel.
Diphthong Resolution
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
- The 'io' diphthong is treated as a single syllable unit.
- The 'con-' prefix is always a separate syllable.
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