defallecimiento
Syllables
de-fal-le-ci-mien-to
Pronunciation
/defaʎeθiˈmjen.to/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
de- + fall- + -ecimiento
The word 'defallecimiento' is divided into six syllables: de-fal-le-ci-mien-to. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mien'). It's a noun derived from Latin roots, meaning 'failure' or 'decline'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel and consonant sequences, with the 'll' treated as a single phoneme.
Definitions
- 1
The act of failing, weakening, or declining; a lapse or deterioration.
Failure, weakening, decline, lapse
“Su defallecimiento fue repentino.”
“El defallecimiento de la economía preocupó a todos.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mien'), following the rule for words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. fal — Open syllable, unstressed.. le — Open syllable, unstressed.. ci — Open syllable, unstressed.. mien — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. to — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within syllables unless they violate phonotactic constraints.
Stress Rule
Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
- The 'll' sequence is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- Regional pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' as /θ/ (Spain) or /s/ (Latin America) does not affect syllabification.
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