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desatornilladas

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desatornilladas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-sa-tor-ni-lla-das

Pronunciation

/desa.to.rni.ʎa.ðas/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + atorn- + -illar/adas

The word 'desatornilladas' (unscrewed) is syllabified as de-sa-tor-ni-lla-das, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ni'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'atorn-', and suffixes '-illar' and '-adas'. Syllable division follows standard Spanish rules, prioritizing vowel-consonant separation and adhering to accentuation patterns.

Definitions

Adjective/Past Participle
  1. 1

    Unscrewed

    Unscrewed

    “Las tuercas estaban desatornilladas.”

    “Las bisagras desatornilladas dificultaban el cierre de la puerta.”

    syn:aflojadasdesapretadas
    ant:atornilladas

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ni') because the word ends in a vowel ('a'). This follows the standard Spanish accentuation rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
de/de/
sa/sa/
tor/toɾ/
ni/ni/
lla/ʎa/
das/ðas/

de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. tor — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ni — Closed syllable, stressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. das — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, removal'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

root

atorn-

Derived from 'tornillo' (screw), Latin 'torneare' (to turn). Represents the core meaning related to screws.

suf

-illar/adas

'-illar' is a Spanish verbal suffix, forming verbs. '-adas' is a past participle suffix, feminine plural. Indicates past action, gender, and number.

Similar Words

de­sa­tor­ni­lla­doa­tor­ni­lla­dasde­sa­tor­ni­llar

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided between vowels and consonants, creating open and closed syllables.

Consonant Cluster (CC)

Consonant clusters are separated if they cannot form a single onset, as in 'tor-ni'.

Diphthong/Triphthong

Diphthongs and triphthongs are kept together in a single syllable, as in 'lla-das'.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • The 'll' sequence can be pronounced as /ʎ/ or /ʝ/ depending on the dialect, but this does not affect syllable division.
  • The 's' before 't' is a common sequence in Spanish and doesn't pose a special syllabification challenge.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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