contrarrestadas
Syllables
con-tra-rres-ta-das
Pronunciation
/kontraresˈtɾaðas/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
contra- + arrestar + -adas
The word 'contrarrestadas' is syllabified as con-tra-rres-ta-das, with stress on 'ta'. It's a past participle formed with the prefix 'contra-', root 'arrestar', and suffix '-adas', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
Countered, opposed, resisted, thwarted.
Countered, opposed, resisted.
“Sus acciones fueron contrarrestadas por la policía.”
“Las medidas contrarrestadas evitaron una crisis mayor.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ta').
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. rres — Closed syllable, contains geminate consonant.. ta — Closed, stressed syllable.. das — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are divided before vowels.
Geminate Consonant Rule
Geminate consonants (like 'rr') are treated as a single consonant and belong to the following syllable.
Consonant-Initial Syllable Division
Syllables are divided before consonants.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.
- The geminate 'rr' is a key feature of Spanish phonology and syllabification.
- The stress pattern is regular, following the general rule for words ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
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