descarretillamos
Syllables
des-ca-rre-ti-lla-mos
Pronunciation
/des.ka.re.ti.ˈʎa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + carre- + -tilla-mos
The word 'descarretillamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-ca-rre-ti-lla-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'carre-', and the suffixes '-tilla-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of consonant-vowel separation and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
To remove the wheels from a cart, or to dismantle a small cart. Figuratively, to ruin or dismantle something carefully constructed.
We unwheel, we dismantle (a small cart), we ruin.
“Descarretillamos el carro de juguete para guardarlo.”
“Descarretillamos sus planes con nuestras acciones.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti') due to Spanish stress rules for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. rre — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, stressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel Separation
Syllables are divided between consonants and vowels (e.g., des-ca).
Diphthong Resolution
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable unit (not applicable here).
Consonant Cluster Resolution
Consonant clusters are divided according to phonotactic constraints (e.g., carre-ti).
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant /ʎ/.
- The diminutive suffix '-tilla-' adds complexity but doesn't alter the core syllabification rules.
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