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contrainterogatoriu

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

9 syllables
19 characters
Romanian
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9syllables

contrainterogatoriu

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

con-tra-in-te-ro-ga-to-ri-u

Pronunciation

/kon.tra.in.te.ro.ɡa.to.ri.u/

Stress

000010011

Morphemes

contra- + interogator + -iu

The word 'contrainterogatoriu' is a Romanian noun meaning 'counter-interrogation'. It is divided into nine syllables (con-tra-in-te-ro-ga-to-ri-u) following vowel-centered syllabification rules. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, built from the prefix 'contra-', the root 'interogator', and the suffix '-iu'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of questioning someone who is already being questioned.

    Counter-interrogation

    “A fost supus unui contrainterogatoriu intens.”

    “Rezultatele contrainterogatoriului au fost decisive.”

    syn:reinterogarecontra-anchetă
    ant:interogareanchetă

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ri'). Romanian generally stresses the second-to-last syllable in words of this length and structure.

Syllables

9
con/kon/
tra/tra/
in/in/
te/te/
ro/ro/
ga/ɡa/
to/to/
ri/ri/
u/u/

con — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. in — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. ro — Open syllable.. ga — Open syllable.. to — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. u — Open syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

contra-

Latin origin, meaning 'against, opposite'. Prefixes attach to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.

root

interogator

Latin origin, from *interrogare* 'to question'. The core meaning of the word.

suf

-iu

Latin origin, nominalizing suffix. Forms a noun from a verb stem or other base.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­ta­teres­pon­sa­bi­li­ta­tein­for­ma­ți­e

Vowel-Centered Syllables

Romanian syllabification prioritizes forming syllables around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are allowed at the beginning and end of syllables as long as they are pronounceable. Complex clusters are broken down if necessary, but this word does not require it.

  • The word's complex morphology (multiple prefixes and suffixes) doesn't significantly alter the basic syllabification rules.
  • No significant regional variations in pronunciation or syllabification are known.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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