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contrafallabamos

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

6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “contrafallabamos” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

contrafallabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-fa-lla-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/kontra.fa.ʎaˈβa.mos/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

contra- + fall- + -abamos

The word 'contrafallabamos' is a Spanish verb form with six syllables divided according to vowel-centered syllabification rules. The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'ba'. The word's structure reflects typical Spanish verb morphology with a prefix, root, and suffixes.

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1

    We were failing/deceiving (against).

    We were failing/deceiving (against).

    “Si hubiéramos sabido la verdad, no les contrafallabamos.”

    syn:desengañábamosdefraudábamos
    ant:cumplíamosacertábamos

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'ba'. The stress pattern is typical for Spanish verbs.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
fa/fa/
lla/ʎa/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. fa — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Prefix modifying the verb.

root

fall-

Latin *fallere* meaning 'to deceive, fail'. Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-abamos

Imperfect subjunctive ending (-a- thematic vowel, -ba- imperfect subjunctive, -mos first-person plural).

Similar Words

ha­blá­ba­mosca­mi­ná­ba­moses­cri­bí­a­mos

Vowel-Centered Syllabification

Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Open Syllable Rule

Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open syllables.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are resolved by assigning consonants to the adjacent syllable based on sonority and phonotactic constraints.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (/ʎ/ vs. /ʝ/). This does not affect syllabification, only phonetic realization.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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