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contrapechasteis

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

5 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

contrapechasteis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-pe-chas-teis

Pronunciation

/kon.tɾa.pe.ˈt͡ʃas.teis/

Stress

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Morphemes

contra- + pechar + -asteis

The word 'contrapechasteis' is a verb form divided into five syllables: con-tra-pe-chas-teis. Stress falls on 'chas'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'contra-', root 'pechar', and suffix '-asteis'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of open/closed syllables and stress placement.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To obstruct, hinder, or oppose something; to close or block something.

    You (plural, informal) obstructed/hindered/opposed.

    “Contrapechasteis el paso del enemigo.”

    “¿Contrapechasteis la puerta?”

    syn:estorbarimpedirobstruir
    ant:facilitarpermitir

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'chas', following the rule that stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

5
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
pe/pe/
chas/t͡ʃas/
teis/teis/

con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. chas — Closed syllable, stressed.. teis — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Prefixes modify the verb's meaning.

root

pechar

Latin origin (piccare - to peck, to close). Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-asteis

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating second-person plural preterite indicative tense. Derived from Latin -avistis.

Similar Words

con­tra­pe­sosdes­pe­chas­teisa­pe­chas­teis

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open syllables.

Closed Syllables

Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed syllables.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are split based on pronunciation, but digraphs like 'ch' are treated as single units.

Stress Placement

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

  • The 's' before '-teis' does not form a diphthong and remains a separate syllable.
  • The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /t͡ʃ/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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