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contradurmentes

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contradurmentes

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-du-r-men-tes

Pronunciation

/kontɾaðuɾˈmentes/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

contra- + dur- + -mir-

The word 'contradurmentes' is divided into six syllables: con-tra-du-r-men-tes, with stress on the fourth syllable ('r'). It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'dur-', and suffixes '-mir-' and '-mentes'. It functions as an adverbial participle meaning 'awake' or 'vigilantly'.

Definitions

Adverbial Participle
  1. 1

    Acting or existing in a way that prevents sleep; keeping awake.

    Awake, Vigilantly, Keeping watch.

    “Los soldados patrullaban contradurmentes.”

    syn:vigilantementedespiertosalerta
    ant:durmiendodormidos

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('r'), making it the antepenultimate syllable. This is due to the word ending in a consonant and having more than one syllable.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
du/du/
r/ɾ/
men/men/
tes/tes/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. du — Open syllable, unstressed.. r — Closed syllable, stressed.. men — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tes — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Creates an opposing action.

root

dur-

Latin *durare* - to last, endure. Relates to the duration or persistence of sleep.

suf

-mir-

Latin *mirare* - to wonder, look at, but in this context, a verbalizing suffix.

Similar Words

con­tra­di­ccióndu­ra­men­tea­rgu­men­tos

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are divided between vowels.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Final Consonant

A single final consonant typically belongs to the last syllable.

Stress Placement

Stress influences syllable perception and can sometimes affect division.

  • The 'dr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The '-mentes' suffix is a complex morpheme.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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