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contramandabais

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

contramandabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-man-da-bais

Pronunciation

/kontɾamaŋdaˈβais/

Stress

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Morphemes

contra- + mand- + -abais

The word 'contramandabais' is a Spanish verb divided into five syllables (con-tra-man-da-bais) with stress on 'da'. It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'mand-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-is', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To countermand; to revoke or cancel an order previously given.

    You all were countermanding / You all were revoking.

    “Ellos contramandaban las órdenes del capitán.”

    “¿Contramandabais la misión?”

    syn:desautorizarrevocaranular
    ant:autorizarconfirmarratificar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'da' due to the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

5
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
man/man/
da/da/
bais/βais/

con — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. tra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. man — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. da — Open syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. bais — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', functions as an intensifier.

root

mand-

Latin *mandare* - to order, command.

suf

-abais

Imperfect indicative, 2nd person plural ending (-aba- + -is).

Similar Words

con­tra­man­da­moscon­tra­man­da­ronman­da­bais

Vowel Rule

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

Penultimate Stress Rule

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

  • The combination 'tr' is treated as a single consonant cluster for syllabification.
  • The 'b' sound is pronounced as a soft 'v' sound (/β/) in many Spanish dialects, but this doesn't affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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