desatornillaseis
Syllables
de-sa-tor-ni-lla-se-is
Pronunciation
/desatoɾniʎaˈseis/
Stress
0100000
Morphemes
des- + atornill- + -aseis
The word 'desatornillaseis' is a complex Spanish verb form. It is divided into seven syllables: de-sa-tor-ni-lla-se-is. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sa'). The word is formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'atornill-', and the suffixes '-ase' and '-is'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of dividing before vowels and treating certain consonant clusters as single units.
Definitions
- 1
To unscrew yourselves; to take yourselves apart.
To unscrew yourselves; to take yourselves apart.
“Los niños se desatornillaron el juguete.”
“Desatornillaos antes de que llegue el maestro.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('sa').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, stressed.. tor — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ni — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. is — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
des-
Latin origin, meaning 'un-', 'dis-', or 'removal of'. Negation/reversal.
atornill-
From *tornillo* (screw), Latin *torquere* (to twist). Core meaning related to screws.
-aseis
Combination of reflexive/reciprocal *-ase* and second-person plural present indicative *-is*. Indicates 'you all' performing the action on yourselves.
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Vowel Rule
Syllable division occurs before each vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally split, but digraphs like 'tr' are treated as single units.
- The 'll' digraph can be pronounced as /ʎ/ or /ʝ/ depending on the region, but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- The word is a conjugated verb form, and its syllabification is fixed by the conjugation rules.
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