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Write the compound noun that can be formed from the pairs of words.
- parar + agua = el [paraguas → umbrella]|3rd person singular of present indicative (para) + plural noun (aguas).
- cortar + fuego = el [cortafuegos → firebreak]|3rd person singular of present indicative (corta) + plural noun (fuegos).
- sacar + corcho = el [sacacorchos → corkscrew]|3rd person singular of present indicative (saca) + plural noun (corchos).
- parar + rayo = el [pararrayos → lightning rod]|3rd person singular of present indicative (para) + plural noun (rayos).|We double the r to maintain the strong pronunciation.
- pisar + papel = el [pisapapeles → paperweight]|3rd person singular of present indicative (pisa) + plural noun (papeles).
- abrir + carta = el [abrecartas → letter opener]|3rd person singular of present indicative (abre) + plural noun (cartas).
- portar + mina = el [portaminas → mechanical pencil]|3rd person singular of present indicative (porta) + plural noun (minas).
- posar + vaso = el [posavasos → coaster]|3rd person singular of present indicative (posa) + plural noun (vasos).
- salvar + vida = el [salvavidas → lifejacket]|3rd person singular of present indicative (salva) + plural noun (vidas).
- cien + pie = el [ciempiés → centipede]|cien + plural noun (pies)|Before p and b we always write m and never n|The compound noun is acute, bisyllabic and ends in -s, meaning that we have to place an accent on pies.