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deforestaciones

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “deforestaciones” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

deforestaciones

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-fo-re-sta-cio-nes

Pronunciation

/de.fo.ɾe.staˈθjo.nes/

Stress

000110

Morphemes

de- + forest- + -aciones

The word 'deforestaciones' is divided into six syllables: de-fo-re-sta-cio-nes. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cio'). It's a noun formed from the prefix 'de-', the root 'forest-', and the suffix '-aciones'. Syllabification follows standard CV and C+C+V rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act or process of clearing forests; the state of being deforested.

    Deforestations

    “Las deforestaciones están causando graves problemas ambientales.”

    “El gobierno implementó medidas para reducir las deforestaciones.”

    syn:Tala de árbolesdestrucción de bosques
    ant:Reforestaciónforestación

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cio').

Syllables

6
de/de/
fo/fo/
re/ɾe/
sta/sta/
cio/θjo/
nes/nes/

de — Open syllable, unstressed.. fo — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. sta — Closed syllable, stressed.. cio — Closed syllable, stressed.. nes — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

de-

Latin origin, indicates removal or reversal.

root

forest-

Latin origin (*foresta*), meaning forest.

suf

-aciones

Spanish, derived from Latin *-ationes*, nominalizing suffix.

Similar Words

na­cio­nesin­for­ma­cio­neses­ta­cio­nes

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are formed around a vowel, with preceding consonants belonging to the same syllable.

Consonant Cluster + Vowel (C+C+V)

Consonant clusters preceding a vowel remain together in the same syllable.

  • Pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' or 'e' varies between Spain (/θ/) and Latin America (/s/), but does not affect syllable division.
  • Standard Spanish syllabification rules apply without significant exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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