contramalladuras
Syllables
con-tra-ma-lla-du-ras
Pronunciation
/kon.tɾa.ma.ʎa.ðu.ɾas/
Stress
000001
Morphemes
contra- + mallad- + -ura-s
The word 'contramalladuras' is a complex Spanish noun with six syllables divided according to vowel and consonant rules. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'mallad-', and suffixes '-ura' and '-s'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with digraphs and consonant clusters treated as single units.
Definitions
- 1
Opposition to frameworks, counter-structures, or resistance to established patterns. In technical contexts, counter-bracing or opposing structural elements.
Counter-bracings, counter-frameworks, opposing structures.
“Se instalaron contramalladuras para reforzar la estructura.”
“Las contramalladuras evitaron el colapso del edificio.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ras'). This is due to the word ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. du — Open syllable, unstressed.. ras — Closed syllable, stressed.
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are generally divided before vowels.
Consonant Rule
Syllables are divided after consonants that cannot begin a new syllable.
Digraph Rule
Digraphs like 'll' are treated as single units.
- The 'll' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/ for syllabification.
- The 'tr' and 'dr' consonant clusters are treated as single units within the syllable.
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