contrarrestabais
Syllables
con-tra-rres-ta-bais
Pronunciation
/kontra.resˈta.βais/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
contra- + arrest- + -ar
The verb 'contrarrestabais' is divided into five syllables: con-tra-rres-ta-bais, with stress on 'ta'. It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', root 'arrest-', and suffixes indicating tense and person. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with the 'rr' treated as a single sound unit.
Definitions
- 1
To be counteracting, to be opposing, to be resisting.
You (plural, informal) were counteracting.
“Nosotros contrarrestabais sus argumentos con evidencia sólida.”
“Ellos contrarrestabais las medidas del gobierno.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ta' (position 4). This is consistent with Spanish stress rules for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. rres — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'rr' represents a trilled 'r' sound.. ta — Closed syllable, stressed.. bais — Open syllable, unstressed. 'b' pronounced as /β/ between vowels.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables (e.g., ta-bais).
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to phonotactic constraints. 'rr' is treated as a single sound unit for division.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' sequence represents a single phoneme /r/ but influences syllabification.
- Pronunciation of /β/ can vary regionally, but doesn't affect syllabification.
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