cuatrocentistas
Syllables
cua-tro-cen-tis-tas
Pronunciation
/kwa.tɾo.θen.tis.tas/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
cuatro- + cent- + -istas
The word 'cuatrocentistas' is a noun denoting people of the 15th century. It is divided into five syllables: cua-tro-cen-tis-tas, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'cuatro-', root 'cent-', and suffix '-istas'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel sequences.
Definitions
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People who lived or are associated with the 15th century (the 1400s).
People of the 1400s / 15th-century people
“Los cuatrocentistas admiraban el arte renacentista.”
“Estudió la vida de los cuatrocentistas en Florencia.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cen'). The word ends in a consonant and has more than one syllable, triggering this stress pattern.
Syllables
cua — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. tro — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by a vowel.. cen — Open syllable, consonant followed by a vowel.. tis — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. tas — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided after the consonant.
Consonant Cluster-Vowel (CCV)
Syllables are divided after the consonant cluster.
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'e' or 'i' as /θ/ (Spain) or /s/ (Latin America) does not affect syllabification.
- The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant exceptions.
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