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descolmillasemos

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descolmillasemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-col-mi-lla-se-mos

Pronunciation

/deskolmiˈʎase.mos/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

des- + colmill- + -a-se-mos

The word 'descolmillasemos' is a complex Spanish verb form. It is syllabified as des-col-mi-lla-se-mos, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It consists of the prefix 'des-', root 'colmill-', and suffixes '-a-se-mos'. The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant, and the 's' between vowels is pronounced as /z/.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To defang; to remove the canine teeth of an animal.

    To defang

    “Los veterinarios descolmillaron al perro para evitar mordeduras.”

    syn:desdentar
    ant:colmillar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('mi'). This is due to the general rule that words ending in a vowel carry stress on the penultimate syllable unless a written accent mark indicates otherwise.

Syllables

6
des/des/
col/kol/
mi/mi/
lla/ʎa/
se/se/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. col — Closed syllable.. mi — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. lla — Open syllable, contains the digraph 'll'.. se — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal' or 'removal'. Negation/reversal.

root

colmill-

Latin origin (*columella*), meaning 'tooth'. Core meaning of the verb.

suf

-a-se-mos

Thematic vowel, reflexive pronoun, and first-person plural ending. Grammatical markers.

Similar Words

des­col­mi­llardes­col­ga­mosdes­com­po­ne­mos

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided before a consonant following a vowel.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided before a vowel following a consonant.

Digraph Treatment

The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant in syllabification.

  • The 'll' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The 's' between vowels is pronounced as /z/ but doesn't affect written syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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