HyphenateIt
Word Analysis

contramatabamos

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
Enriched
6syllables

contramatabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-ma-ta-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/kontɾa.ma.taˈβa.mos/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

contra- + mat- + -aba-mos

The Spanish verb 'contramatabamos' (we were counterkilling) is syllabified as con-tra-ma-ta-ba-mos, with stress on 'ba'. It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'mat-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-consonant separation rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To finish off, to counterkill, to complete the killing of.

    We were counterkilling / We used to finish off.

    “Los soldados contramataban a los heridos.”

    “Contramatábamos a los enemigos que intentaban huir.”

    syn:eliminaracabar con
    ant:protegersalvar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba'), following the standard Spanish rule for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
ma/ma/
ta/ta/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ma — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', 'opposite'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

root

mat-

Latin origin (mactare - to kill). Forms the core meaning of the verb.

suf

-aba-mos

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating imperfect indicative, 1st person plural. Marks tense and person.

Similar Words

con­tra­mar­charcon­tra­me­diama­ta­rra­zos

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided before a vowel when preceded by a consonant.

Stress Placement

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • The 'tr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The imperfect tense suffix '-aba-' is a common pattern and doesn't introduce unusual syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
contramatabamos(current)
Open AI Chat