democratizacion
Syllables
de-mo-cra-ti-za-cion
Pronunciation
/demokɾat͡si.saˈθjon/
Stress
000001
Morphemes
demo- + crat- + -izacion
The word 'democratizacion' is divided into six syllables: de-mo-cra-ti-za-cion. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cion'). It's a noun formed from Greek and Latin roots with suffixes indicating verbalization and nominalization. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster handling.
Definitions
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The process of making a country or system more democratic.
Democratization
“La democratización del país fue un proceso largo y difícil.”
“El gobierno promovió la democratización de las instituciones.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cion').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mo — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. cra — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. ti — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. za — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. cion — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end of the word, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
demo-
From Greek *dēmos* meaning 'people', indicates origin relating to the people.
crat-
From Greek *kratos* meaning 'power' or 'rule', core meaning related to governance.
-izacion
Combination of -iza- (verbalizing suffix from Greek *-izein*) and -cion (nominalizing suffix from Latin *-tio*), forms a noun from a verb.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are typically divided after each vowel when followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster
When a consonant cluster occurs, the syllable division attempts to maintain pronounceable units.
Penultimate Stress
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless indicated otherwise by an accent mark.
- The 'z' in 'democratizacion' is pronounced as /θ/ in Castilian Spanish, but as /s/ in Latin American Spanish. This doesn't affect the syllabification, but it does affect the phonetic realization.
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