circunnavegasen
Syllables
cir-cun-na-ve-ga-sen
Pronunciation
/siɾ.kun.na.βe.ˈɣa.sen/
Stress
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Morphemes
circun- + nav- + -egasen
The word 'circunnavegasen' is a verb form syllabified into six syllables (cir-cun-na-ve-ga-sen) with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'circun-', root 'nav-', and the verbal suffix '-egasen'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel nuclei and consonant cluster resolution.
Definitions
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Third-person plural preterite subjunctive of 'circunnavegar'.
they would circumnavigate
“Si ellos circunnavegasen el mundo, sería un logro increíble.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ga', as per the standard Spanish stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
cir — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. cun — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.. na — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. ve — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. ga — Stressed, open syllable, consonant-vowel.. sen — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Every syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are broken according to the sonority hierarchy.
Penultimate Stress Rule
In words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's', the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'nn' cluster is treated as two separate consonants for syllabification.
- The pronunciation of 'v' as /β/ is a standard allophonic variation in Spanish.
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