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desacuartelabas

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desacuartelabas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-sa-cua-rte-la-bas

Pronunciation

/des.a.kwar.te.la.βas/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

des- + cuartel- + -aba-s

The Spanish verb 'desacuartelabas' is syllabified as de-sa-cua-rte-la-bas, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'cuartel-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-s', following standard Spanish syllabification rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To dismantle, quarter (in the military sense of lodging troops), or break up (something).

    To quarter, to dismantle, to break up.

    “El general desacuartelaba las tropas en diferentes ciudades.”

    “Desacuartelabas la información para entenderla mejor.”

    syn:desmantelardividirseparar
    ant:ensamblarunirintegrar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('bas'). This is standard for Spanish words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
de/de/
sa/sa/
cua/kwa/
rte/ɾte/
la/la/
bas/βas/

de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. cua — Open syllable, unstressed.. rte — Closed syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. bas — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, negation, or removal'.

root

cuartel-

Latin *quartile*, meaning 'quarter'.

suf

-aba-s

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating imperfect tense, second person singular.

Similar Words

de­sa­lo­ja­basde­sen­ca­ja­basa­cuar­te­la­bas

Vowel Separation

Syllables are generally divided between vowels.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable if they are pronounceable.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'des-' prefix is common and doesn't pose any special syllabification challenges.
  • The 'cuart-' root, while containing a cluster, is a standard Spanish morpheme.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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