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contraintuitivamente

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8 syllables
20 characters
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contraintuitivamente

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-in-tui-ti-va-men-te

Pronunciation

/ kõtɾɐĩ̃.twi.ti.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/

Stress

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Morphemes

contra- + intuit- + -ivamente

The adverb 'contraintuitivamente' is syllabified as con-tra-in-tui-ti-va-men-te, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('men'). It's formed from the prefix 'contra-', the root 'intuit-', and the suffixes '-iva-' and '-mente'. Syllabification follows standard Portuguese rules of vowel grouping, consonant cluster splitting, and stress placement.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    Acting or thinking in a way that goes against what would be expected based on intuition.

    Counterintuitively

    “Ele agiu contraintuitivamente, abandonando o projeto promissor.”

    “A solução para o problema era contraintuitivamente simples.”

    syn:paradoxallyunexpectedlysurprisingly
    ant:intuitivelylogicallypredictably

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('men'). This is typical for Portuguese adverbs ending in '-mente'.

Syllables

8
con/kõ/
tra/tɾɐ/
in/ĩ/
tui/twi/
ti/ti/
va/vɐ/
men/mẽ/
te/tɨ/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. in — Closed syllable.. tui — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. ti — Closed syllable.. va — Open syllable.. men — Closed, stressed syllable.. te — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against', 'opposite'. Functions as a negative element.

root

intuit-

Latin origin (*intuitus*), meaning 'to look at, contemplate'. Relates to understanding without conscious reasoning.

suf

-ivamente

Combination of *-iva-* (adjectival suffix) and *-mente* (adverbial suffix). Latin origin.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­ta­ri­a­men­teex­tra­or­di­na­ri­a­men­tefun­da­men­tal­men­te

Vowel Grouping

Vowels within a syllable are grouped together (e.g., 'tui' in 'intuitivamente').

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are generally split based on sonority (e.g., 'nt' in 'contraintuitivamente').

Penultimate Stress

Adverbs ending in '-mente' typically have stress on the penultimate syllable.

  • The word's length and the presence of multiple morphemes require careful application of the syllabification rules.
  • The 'contra-' prefix is always treated as a separate syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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