descerebraremos
Syllables
des-ce-re-bra-re-mos
Pronunciation
/des.θe.ɾe.βɾa.ɾe.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + cerebr- + -ar-emos
The word 'descerebraremos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-ce-re-bra-re-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('bre'). It's composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'cerebr-', and the suffixes '-ar-' and '-emos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV rules.
Definitions
- 1
To deprive of brains; to decerebrate.
To decerebrate
“Los científicos descerebraremos a los ratones para estudiar las funciones básicas del tronco encefálico.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('bre'). This is due to the standard Spanish accentuation rule for words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ce — Open syllable, 'c' pronounced as /θ/.. re — Open syllable.. bra — Open syllable, 'b' pronounced as /β/.. re — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel
Each consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a separate syllable.
Vowel-Vowel
When two vowels appear consecutively, they are generally separated into different syllables (hiatus).
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable as much as possible.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'e' and 'i' as /θ/ (in most of Spain) is a phonological rule that affects the phonetic transcription but not the syllable division.
- The 'b' sound becoming /β/ is a phonetic variation.
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