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contrapesariais

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7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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7syllables

contrapesariais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-pe-sa-ri-a-is

Pronunciation

/kontra.pesa.ˈɾja.is/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

contra- + pes- + -ar, -ía, -is

The word 'contrapesariais' is a complex Spanish verb form. It is syllabified as con-tra-pe-sa-ri-a-is, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It is morphologically composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'pes-', and several suffixes indicating verb tense and person. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with the 'ps' cluster treated as a single unit.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To counterbalance, to weigh against.

    To counterbalance

    “Si tuvieras más recursos, podrías contrapesariais los riesgos.”

    syn:equilibrarcompensar
    ant:desequilibrarperturbar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ri' in 'contrapesariais').

Syllables

7
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
pe/pe/
sa/sa/
ri/ɾi/
a/a/
is/is/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. pe — Open syllable.. sa — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. is — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Creates an opposing action.

root

pes-

Latin 'pensare' (to weigh). Core meaning related to weight.

suf

-ar, -ía, -is

Infinitive verb ending, conditional tense marker, second person plural ending.

Similar Words

con­tes­tarpe­sa­docan­ta­rí­as

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Single Vowel

Single vowels form their own syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.

  • The 'ps' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • The conditional ending '-ría-' is treated as a single syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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