contradictorias
Syllables
con-tra-di-c-to-rias
Pronunciation
/kontɾaðiɣtoˈɾjas/
Stress
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Morphemes
contra- + dict- + -torio-as
The word 'contradictorias' is a feminine plural adjective with six syllables divided as 'con-tra-di-c-to-rias'. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'dict-', and the suffixes '-torio-' and '-as'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-initial and consonant-initial division rules.
Definitions
- 1
Characterized by contradiction; inconsistent.
contradictory
“Sus declaraciones eran contradictorias.”
“Las ideas contradictorias en su discurso confundieron al público.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('rias') because the word ends in a vowel and lacks a written accent mark.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. di — Open syllable, unstressed.. c — Closed syllable, unstressed.. to — Open syllable, unstressed.. rias — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are separated before each vowel.
Consonant-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are separated before each vowel, even if it means a single consonant starts a syllable.
- No significant exceptions to standard Spanish syllabification rules were encountered.
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