cuadriliterales
Syllables
cua-dri-li-te-ra-les
Pronunciation
/kwað.ɾi.li.te.ˈɾa.les/
Stress
000001
Morphemes
cuadri- + liter- + -ales
The word 'cuadriliterales' is an adjective with six syllables divided as cua-dri-li-te-ra-les. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'cuadri-', the root 'liter-', and the suffix '-ales'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of open and closed syllables, and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
Relating to or having four lines or sides.
Quadrilateral
“Las figuras cuadriliterales son comunes en geometría.”
“El diseño incluía formas cuadriliterales.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ra' syllable) because the word ends in a consonant and has more than one syllable.
Syllables
cua — Open syllable, unstressed.. dri — Closed syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. les — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables beginning with a vowel are open.
Consonant-Final Syllables
Syllables ending with a consonant are closed.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable in words ending in a consonant with more than one syllable.
- The 'dr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- No significant exceptions to standard Spanish syllabification rules are present.
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