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contrapechabais

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

contrapechabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-pe-cha-bais

Pronunciation

/kontra.pe.tʃa.βais/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

contra- + pechar + -abais

The word 'contrapechabais' is a verb form divided into five syllables: con-tra-pe-cha-bais. Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('cha'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'pechar', and the suffix '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation, consonant clusters, and penultimate stress.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    The imperfect subjunctive of 'contrapechar,' meaning 'you all (informal) would close against,' 'you all (informal) were closing against,' or 'you all (informal) might close against.'

    You all (informal) would close against/were closing against/might close against.

    “Si no querían que entrara, ¿por qué contrapechabais todas las ventanas?”

    syn:obstruiríaistaparíais
    ant:abriríais

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('cha'), making it the only stressed syllable in the word. This follows the rule that words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

5
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
pe/pe/
cha/tʃa/
bais/βais/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. cha — Open syllable, stressed.. bais — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Creates antonyms or indicates opposition.

root

pechar

From Latin *piccare* meaning 'to peck, to close'. Core meaning related to closing or obstructing.

suf

-abais

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating 2nd person plural (vosotros/as) in the imperfect subjunctive mood.

Similar Words

con­tra­pe­sosdes­pe­cha­baiscon­tra­a­ta­que

Vowel Separation

Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they can be broken by a vowel.

Penultimate Stress

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

'ch' as a Unit

The digraph 'ch' is treated as a single phoneme and remains within the same syllable.

  • The imperfect subjunctive ending '-abais' is a relatively fixed unit.
  • The prefix 'contra-' is consistently treated as a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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