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contraponedoras

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

contraponedoras

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-po-ne-do-ras

Pronunciation

/kontra.po.neˈðo.ɾas/

Stress

001010

Morphemes

contra- + poner- + -dora

The word 'contraponedoras' is divided into six syllables: con-tra-po-ne-do-ras. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'poner-', and the suffixes '-dora' and '-s'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and final consonant rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Opposing, counteracting, antagonistic.

    Opposing, counteracting

    “Las fuerzas contraponedoras se enfrentaron en el debate.”

    syn:opuestascontrarias
    ant:favorablescoincidentes

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('do'). This is due to the word ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.

Syllables

6
con/kon/
tra/tɾa/
po/po/
ne/ne/
do/ðo/
ras/ɾas/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. po — Open syllable.. ne — Open syllable.. do — Open syllable.. ras — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against' or 'opposite'. Functions as a negator.

root

poner-

Latin origin (*ponere*), meaning 'to put' or 'to place'. Forms the base meaning.

suf

-dora

Spanish suffix indicating a female agent performing the action.

Similar Words

com­pa­ra­do­raa­cep­ta­do­radi­rec­to­ra

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are generally formed around consonant-vowel pairings, creating open syllables.

Vowel-Vowel (VV)

When two vowels appear consecutively, they are usually separated into different syllables.

Final Consonant

A single consonant at the end of a word forms the final syllable.

  • The compound nature of the word (prefix + root) does not alter the standard syllabification rules.
  • No significant regional variations affect the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
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