contrabandeaseen
Syllables
con-tra-ban-de-a-se-en
Pronunciation
/kontɾaβanˈde.asen/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
contra- + band- + -ea-sen
The word 'contrabandeasen' is syllabified into seven syllables (con-tra-ban-de-a-se-en) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from 'contrabandear' with a prefix, root, and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and vowel-alone rules.
Definitions
- 1
They smuggled
They were smuggling
“Si tuvieran los recursos, contrabandeasen la mercancía.”
“Los guardias sospechaban que contrabandeasen armas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('de'). The word ends in a vowel, and the penultimate syllable is unstressed, leading to antepenultimate stress.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. tra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ban — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'b' pronounced as /β/.. de — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. a — Open syllable, vowel alone.. se — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. en — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Vowel Alone
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Stress Placement
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable if the penultimate syllable is not stressed.
- The 'b' sound can be realized as /β/ (bilabial fricative) depending on the region, but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- The 'nd' sequence doesn't require special treatment.
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