ametrallamientos
Syllables
a-me-tra-lla-mien-tos
Pronunciation
/ame.tɾa.ʎa.ˈmjen.tos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
a- + metrall- + -amientos
The word 'ametrallamientos' is a Spanish noun meaning 'machine-gun fire'. It's syllabified as a-me-tra-lla-mien-tos, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The word's structure follows standard Spanish syllabification rules, including treatment of the 'll' digraph and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Machine-gun fire; a barrage of machine-gun bullets.
Machine-gun fire
“Los soldados respondieron con ametrallamientos.”
“El pueblo sufrió intensos ametrallamientos durante la guerra.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mien').
Syllables
a — Open syllable, unstressed.. me — Open syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. mien — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. tos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)
Syllables are divided after the first consonant if it forms a valid syllable onset.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable if they form a valid Spanish onset.
Single Vowel Rule
A single vowel between consonants typically belongs to the following syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- The consonant cluster 'tr' is a common and accepted syllable onset.
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