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descantillaremos

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descantillaremos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-can-ti-lla-re-mos

Pronunciation

/des.kan.ti.ʝa.ɾe.mos/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

des- + cantill- + -aremos

The word 'descantillaremos' is a first-person plural future tense verb form. It is divided into six syllables: des-can-ti-lla-re-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 're'. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'cantill-', and the suffix '-aremos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To intone, to chant, to sing in a specific style, particularly in liturgical contexts.

    We will intone/chant/sing.

    “Descantillaremos las letanías durante la procesión.”

    “En el monasterio, los monjes descantillaremos los salmos cada día.”

    syn:entonarsalmodiarrecitar
    ant:callarsilenciar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('re'), following the rule for words ending in vowels. The stress is penultimate.

Syllables

6
des/des/
can/kan/
ti/ti/
lla/ʝa/
re/ɾe/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. can — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, down, away'. Prefix indicating negation or reversal.

root

cantill-

Latin origin (cantillare), from cantus 'song'. Verb stem denoting the act of singing or intoning.

suf

-aremos

Spanish origin, future tense marker (first-person plural).

Similar Words

can­ta­rí­a­mosdes­cu­bri­re­mosen­can­ti­lla­re­mos

Vowel + Consonant

Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.

Consonant + Vowel

Syllables are divided after a consonant followed by a vowel.

Liquid Consonant + Vowel

Syllables are divided after a liquid consonant (l, r) followed by a vowel.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels (other than -s, -n, or a stressed vowel).

  • The 'll' digraph is pronounced as /ʝ/ (palatal lateral approximant) in most Spanish dialects.
  • The future tense ending '-aremos' is a common suffix in Spanish verb conjugation.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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