contrarrestamos
Syllables
con-tra-rres-ta-mos
Pronunciation
/kontra.resˈta.mos/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
contra- + arrest- + -ar
The word 'contrarrestamos' is divided into five syllables: con-tra-rres-ta-mos. The stress falls on 'ta'. It's a verb form composed of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'arrest-', and the suffixes '-ar' and '-amos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation, consonant cluster maintenance, and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
To counteract, oppose, or resist.
We counteract / We oppose / We resist.
“Contrarrestamos sus argumentos con hechos.”
“Contrarrestamos la inflación con medidas económicas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the second-to-last syllable ('ta'). This is due to the word ending in a vowel, triggering penultimate stress.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. rres — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'rr' is a single phoneme.. ta — Closed syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels generally separate into different syllables unless part of a diphthong or triphthong.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless a vowel can separate them.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' sequence represents a single trilled 'r' phoneme but is orthographically represented by two letters.
- The stress pattern is standard for words ending in vowels.
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