circunscribamos
Syllables
cir-cun-scri-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/θiɾ.kun.ˈskɾi.βa.mos/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
circun- + scrib- + -amos
The word 'circunscribamos' is divided into five syllables: cir-cun-scri-ba-mos. The stress falls on 'scri'. It's a verb derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('scri').
Syllables
cir — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'i'. cun — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'u'. scri — Stressed, closed syllable, consonant cluster 'scr'. ba — Open syllable, vowel nucleus 'a'. mos — Closed syllable, consonant 's' closes the syllable
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Vowel Nucleus Rule
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain one vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable, unless they are easily separable based on phonotactic constraints.
Stress Assignment Rule
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable unless a written accent indicates otherwise.
- Pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' or 'e' varies between Castilian Spanish (/θ/) and many Latin American dialects (/s/).
- The word is exclusively a verb, so syllabification doesn't shift based on grammatical function.
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