decalcificación
Syllables
de-cal-ci-fi-ca-ción
Pronunciation
/de.kal.θi.fiˈka.θjon/
Stress
000101
Morphemes
de- + calc- + -ificación
The Spanish noun 'decalcificacion' (de-cal-ci-fi-ca-ción) means decalcification. It's formed from the prefix 'de-', root 'calc-', and suffix '-ificación'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'fi'.
Definitions
- 1
The process of removing calcium deposits from a body or material.
Decalcification
“La decalcificación de los huesos es un problema común en la osteoporosis.”
“El proceso de decalcificación puede tardar varios meses.”
syn:Descalcificaciónant:Calcificación
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'fi'. The stress pattern is 000101, indicating unstressed, unstressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cal — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ci — Open syllable, potential for single sound but divided by stress.. fi — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. ción — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless easily separable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' or 'e' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
- The 'ci' sequence could potentially be considered a single sound, but the stress dictates the syllable division.
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