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descabellamiento

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descabellamiento

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-ca-be-lla-mie-nto

Pronunciation

/des.ka.βe.ʎaˈmjen.to/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + cabell- + -amiento

The word 'descabellamiento' is divided into six syllables: des-ca-be-lla-mie-nto. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'cabell-', and the suffix '-amiento', denoting a state of dishevelment or madness.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    State of being disheveled, disordered, or mad.

    Dishevelment, madness, disorder

    “El viento causó un descabellamiento en su peinado.”

    “Su descabellamiento era evidente.”

    syn:desordencaoslocura
    ant:ordencalmacordura

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mie'). This is due to the general rule that words ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.

Syllables

6
des/des/
ca/ka/
be/βe/
lla/ʎa/
mie/mje/
nto/nto/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. be — Open syllable, 'b' pronounced as /β/.. lla — Open syllable, 'll' as /ʎ/.. mie — Open syllable.. nto — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin *dis-* meaning 'reversal, negation'. Negation/reversal function.

root

cabell-

Latin *capillus* meaning 'hair'. Core meaning related to hair.

suf

-amiento

Latin *-amentum* forming nouns denoting action or result. Nominalization function.

Similar Words

es­ta­ble­ci­mien­todes­con­cier­toca­be­lle­ra

Consonant-Vowel Syllabification

Syllables generally begin with a consonant and end with a vowel.

Diphthong Rule

Diphthongs are treated as a single vowel sound within a syllable.

Stress Rule

Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.

  • The 'll' digraph is a single phoneme /ʎ/. The 'b' between vowels is pronounced as /β/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

Nearby Words

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