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descarapelabais

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descarapelabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-ca-ra-pe-la-bais

Pronunciation

/des.ka.ɾa.pe.la.βais/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + carapelar + -bais

The Spanish verb 'descarapelabais' (to skin/peel) is divided into six syllables: des-ca-ra-pe-la-bais, with stress on 'pe'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'carapelar', and suffix '-bais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel and consonant-vowel sequences.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To skin, peel, flay, or strip something of its outer layer.

    To skin, to peel, to flay

    “Si tuviéramos que descarapelar la fruta, lo haríamos con cuidado.”

    “Los conquistadores descarapelabais a los indígenas de sus tierras.”

    syn:pelardespellejardespojar
    ant:cubrirprotegerrevestir

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pe'.

Syllables

6
des/des/
ca/ka/
ra/ɾa/
pe/pe/
la/la/
bais/βais/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, primary stressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. bais — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, removal, negation'.

root

carapelar

Origin uncertain, potentially related to 'carapa' (shell). Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-bais

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating 2nd person plural imperfect subjunctive, Latin origin.

Similar Words

ca­mi­nares­pe­ra­bapro­gra­ma­ba

Vowel Rule

Every vowel generally forms a syllable.

Consonant-Vowel Rule

A consonant typically belongs to the following syllable if it's followed by a vowel.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are broken up unless they form a permissible initial cluster or an affricate.

  • The 'rp' cluster in 'carapelar' is split across syllables, a standard practice in Spanish syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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