arrepentimientos
Syllables
a-rre-pen-ti-mien-tos
Pronunciation
/a.re.pen.tiˈmjen.tos/
Stress
001010
Morphemes
a- + repent- + -imientos
The word 'arrepentimientos' is divided into six syllables: a-rre-pen-ti-mien-tos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mien'). It's a noun derived from the Latin root 'repent-' with Spanish suffixes indicating action and plurality. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
Feelings of regret or remorse.
Remorses, regrets
“Sintió profundos arrepentimientos por sus acciones.”
“Los arrepentimientos lo atormentaban.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mien'). The stress pattern is 001010, indicating unstressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, unstressed, unstressed.
Syllables
a — Open syllable, initial vowel.. rre — Closed syllable, trilled 'r' sound.. pen — Closed syllable, standard consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. ti — Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. mien — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong 'ie' and consonant cluster.. tos — Closed syllable, final syllable of the word.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Each vowel sound constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters can begin or remain within a syllable.
Stress Rule
Words ending in consonants (other than 'n' or 's') are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' represents a trilled 'r' sound, a characteristic of Spanish phonology.
- The 'ie' forms a diphthong but doesn't alter syllabification.
- The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant exceptions.
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