contraseñabamos
Syllables
con-tra-se-ña-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/kontɾaseˈɲaβamos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
contra- + señal- + -e-ba-mos
The word 'contraseñabamos' is a verb in the imperfect past tense meaning 'we were password-protecting'. It's syllabified as con-tra-se-ña-ba-mos, with stress on the fourth syllable ('-ña-'). Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, treating 'ñ' and 'tr' as single units.
Definitions
- 1
To password-protect, to sign (with a password).
We were password-protecting / We used to sign (with a password).
“Antes, contraseñabamos todos los archivos importantes.”
“Contraseñabamos las comunicaciones para mantenerlas seguras.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, '-ña-'. This is indicated by the acute accent mark in the orthography.
Syllables
con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable, contains consonant cluster 'tr'. se — Open syllable.. ña — Stressed, open syllable, contains the digraph 'ñ'. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
contra-
Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Functions as a preposition/prefix.
señal-
Latin *signum*, meaning 'sign, mark'. Core meaning relates to a sign or password.
-e-ba-mos
Combination of thematic vowel '-e-', imperfect past tense marker '-ba-', and first-person plural ending '-mos'.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants.
Consonant Cluster-Vowel (CV)
When a consonant cluster begins a syllable, the syllable division occurs after the cluster.
Stress Placement
Stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated by a written accent.
- The 'ñ' digraph is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The 'tr' consonant cluster is treated as a single onset.
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