categoricamente
Syllables
ca-te-go-ri-ca-men-te
Pronunciation
/ka.te.ɣo.ˈɾi.ka.ˈmen.te/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
ca- + tegor- + -icamente
The adverb 'categoricamente' is divided into seven syllables: ca-te-go-ri-ca-men-te. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a Latin prefix, root, and the adverbial suffix '-mente'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant rules.
Definitions
- 1
In a categorical manner; absolutely; definitively.
Categorically
“El gobierno respondió categoricamente a las acusaciones.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ca' in 'ca-men-te') due to the word ending in a vowel.
Syllables
ca — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. te — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. go — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ri — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ca — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. men — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. te — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllable Division
Each vowel in a sequence typically forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Single consonants between vowels are generally assigned to the following syllable.
- The word adheres to standard Spanish syllabification rules. No unusual morphological or phonological features are present.
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