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contraindicasen

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contraindicasen

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-in-di-ca-sen

Pronunciation

/kontɾaindiˈkaθen/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

contra- + indic- + -ar,-asen

The word 'contraindicasen' is a verb form with six syllables divided as 'con-tra-in-di-ca-sen'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'di'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'contra-', root 'indic-', and suffixes '-ar' and '-asen'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation, consonant cluster maintenance, and penultimate stress.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To contraindicate; to advise against (a medical treatment, action, etc.).

    To contraindicate

    “El médico les contraindicó el ejercicio intenso.”

    “Si tuvieran fiebre, les contraindicaría viajar.”

    syn:desaconsejarprohibir
    ant:recomendaraconsejar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'di' due to the general rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
in/in/
di/di/
ca/ka/
sen/θen/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. in — Open syllable, unstressed.. di — Open syllable, stressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', 'opposed to'. Creates antonyms.

root

indic-

Latin origin (indicare), meaning 'to point out', 'to show'. Core meaning related to indication.

suf

-ar,-asen

Latin/Spanish origin. -ar is the infinitive verb ending, -asen is the imperfect subjunctive ending for 3rd person plural.

Similar Words

in­di­carcon­tra­a­ta­quein­di­car­lo

Vowel-initial Syllables

Syllables starting with vowels are easily identified and separated.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they violate phonotactic constraints.

Vowel Separation

Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.

  • The 'nd' cluster is not broken up, as it's a permissible consonant cluster in Spanish.
  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-asen' is a standard morphological feature and doesn't introduce any unusual syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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