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descafeinasteis

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

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descafeinasteis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-ca-fe-i-nas-teis

Pronunciation

/deskafeiˈnasteis/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

des- + cafein- + -asteis

The word 'descafeinasteis' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the 2nd person plural preterite indicative. It is divided into six syllables: des-ca-fe-i-nas-teis, with stress on the penultimate syllable. The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'des-', root 'cafein-', and suffix '-asteis'. Syllabification follows standard CV and consonant cluster rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    You (plural, informal) decaffeinated.

    You (all) decaffeinated.

    “¿Descafeinasteis el café?”

    “Ellos descafeinasteis el té para mi.”

    ant:cafeinar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('teis').

Syllables

6
des/des/
ca/ka/
fe/fe/
i/i/
nas/nas/
teis/teis/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable. ca — Open syllable. fe — Open syllable. i — Open syllable. nas — Closed syllable. teis — Closed syllable, stressed

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'removal of'

root

cafein-

From 'cafeína' (caffeine), ultimately from Arabic 'qahwa'

suf

-asteis

Spanish inflectional suffix, 2nd person plural preterite indicative

Similar Words

ca­mi­nas­teisha­blas­teiscom­pras­teis

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

A single consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.

Consonant Cluster + Vowel (C+C-V)

When a consonant cluster precedes a vowel, the cluster is generally maintained within the syllable.

  • The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/12/2025

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