desacobardarian
Syllables
de-sa-co-bar-da-ri-an
Pronunciation
/desakoβaɾˈðjãn/
Stress
0000001
Morphemes
des- + acobardar + -ían
The word 'desacobardarian' is a Spanish verb in the conditional tense, third-person plural. It is syllabified as 'de-sa-co-bar-da-ri-an' with stress on the final syllable ('an'). It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'acobardar', and the suffix '-ían'. Syllable division follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
To discourage, to dishearten, to unnerve (a group of people).
They would discourage/dishearten.
“Sus palabras no los desacobardarian.”
“Si supieran la verdad, no los desacobardarian.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('an').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. co — Open syllable, unstressed.. bar — Closed syllable, unstressed.. da — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. an — Open syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables ending in a vowel followed by a consonant are divided after the vowel.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Syllables with a consonant between two vowels are divided after the first vowel.
- The 'rd' sequence is treated as a consonant cluster, with 'r' belonging to the previous syllable and 'd' starting the next.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /β/ (sometimes closer to /b/) do not affect syllabification.
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