desabasteciendo
Syllables
de-sa-bas-te-cien-do
Pronunciation
/des.a.βas.te.θjen.do/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + abastec- + -iendo
The Spanish gerund 'desabasteciendo' is syllabified as de-sa-bas-te-cien-do, with stress on 'cien'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'abastec-', and suffix '-iendo'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act of running out of supplies; depleting resources.
Supplying, providing, stocking
“La empresa está desabasteciendo el mercado.”
“Estaban desabasteciendo la tienda antes de la tormenta.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cien'). This is the default stress pattern for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /e/.. sa — Open syllable, onset consonant /s/, vowel /a/.. bas — Closed syllable, onset consonant cluster /β/, vowel /a/, coda consonant /s/.. te — Open syllable, onset consonant /t/, vowel /e/.. cien — Closed syllable, onset consonant /θ/, diphthong /jen/.. do — Open syllable, onset consonant /d/, vowel /o/
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Vowel Rule
Every vowel sound generally forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained as onsets unless they violate phonotactic constraints.
Diphthong Rule
Diphthongs form a single syllable.
- The 'st' cluster is treated as a single onset.
- The diphthong 'ie' is a standard syllabic unit.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /θ/ as /s/ do not affect syllabification.
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