contramarchasen
Syllables
con-tra-mar-cha-sen
Pronunciation
/kontra.maɾˈt͡ʃa.sen/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
contra- + march- + -asen
The Spanish verb 'contramarchasen' (to countermarch) is divided into five syllables: con-tra-mar-cha-sen, with stress on 'mar'. It consists of the prefix 'contra-', root 'march-', and suffix '-asen'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with stress on the penultimate syllable.
Definitions
- 1
To countermarch; to march in the opposite direction.
To countermarch
“Los soldados contramarchasen al recibir la orden.”
“Si hubieran sabido el peligro, no habrían contramarchasen.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mar'), following the rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. mar — Closed syllable, stressed.. cha — Open syllable.. sen — Open syllable.
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Vowel Rule
Every vowel generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to pronounceability, but 'tr' and 'ch' are treated as single units.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels.
- The word's complexity arises from its inflectional morphology, but the syllabification rules remain consistent.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
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