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contorsionistas

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

contorsionistas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tor-sio-nis-tas

Pronunciation

/kon.tor.sjoˈnis.tas/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

con- + torsion- + -istas

The word 'contorsionistas' is divided into five syllables: con-tor-sio-nis-tas. The stress falls on the third syllable ('sio'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'con-', the root 'torsion-', and the suffix '-istas'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant syllable structures, with penultimate stress.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person skilled in contortion, the art of making the body extremely flexible.

    Contortionists

    “Los contorsionistas del circo eran increíbles.”

    “Ella aspiraba a ser una contorsionista profesional.”

    syn:acrobatasflexibles
    ant:rígidos

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sio'), following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in 's'.

Syllables

5
con/kon/
tor/tor/
sio/sjo/
nis/nis/
tas/tas/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tor — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. sio — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. nis — Closed syllable, contains a nasal consonant.. tas — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

con-

Latin origin (com-), meaning 'with, together'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

root

torsion-

Latin origin (torsio), meaning 'twisting'. The core meaning of the word.

suf

-istas

Spanish suffix derived from '-ista', denoting a person who practices a profession or art.

Similar Words

ar­tis­tastu­ris­tasbai­la­ris­tas

Vowel-Consonant Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are generally open. 'con' follows this rule.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Syllable Rule

Syllables with a consonant-vowel-consonant structure are closed. 'tor', 'sio', 'nis', and 'tas' follow this rule.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable. 'contorsionistas' ends in 's', thus the stress falls on 'sio'.

  • The 'io' diphthong is treated as a single syllable unit.
  • The word adheres to standard Spanish stress patterns.
  • No significant regional variations affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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