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descontinuacion

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descontinuación

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-con-ti-nu-a-ción

Pronunciation

/deskontinu̯aˈθjon/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

des- + continu- + -acion

The word 'descontinuacion' is divided into six syllables: des-con-ti-nu-a-ción. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'continu-', and the suffix '-acion'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of discontinuing something; interruption of continuity.

    Discontinuation

    “La descontinuación del proyecto fue lamentable.”

    “Anunciaron la descontinuación de la línea de productos.”

    syn:interrupciónsuspensióncese
    ant:continuaciónpersistencia

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ción').

Syllables

6
des/des/
con/kon/
ti/ti/
nu/nu/
a/a/
ción/θjon/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. con — Closed syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. nu — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable.. ción — Closed syllable, contains the nominalizing suffix.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning reversal or negation.

root

continu-

Latin origin (*continuus*), meaning continuous.

suf

-acion

Latin origin (*-ationem*), nominalizing suffix.

Similar Words

co­mu­ni­ca­cióncon­ti­nu­a­cióncons­truc­ción

Vowel Rule

Each vowel sound generally constitutes a separate syllable.

Consonant Rule

Consonant-vowel (CV) sequences form a syllable.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'sc' cluster is pronounced /sk/ but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • The suffix '-cion' is a common nominalizing suffix.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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