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descuartelabais

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

descuartelabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-cua-rte-la-bais

Pronunciation

/des.kwaɾ.te.la.βais/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

des- + cuart- + -ela-bais

The word 'descuartelabais' is a verb form meaning 'you (plural) were dismembering.' It's divided into syllables as 'des-cua-rte-la-bais,' with stress on 'ba.' Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and penultimate stress.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To dismember, to quarter (a body), to cut into pieces.

    To dismember, to quarter

    “Los piratas descuartelabais a sus enemigos.”

    “En la novela, el villano descuartelaba a sus víctimas.”

    syn:despedazarrebanartrocear
    ant:ensamblarunirreconstruir

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ba' (bais).

Syllables

5
des/des/
cua/kwa/
rte/ɾte/
la/la/
bais/βais/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. cua — Open syllable, unstressed.. rte — Closed syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. bais — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, negation/reversal

root

cuart-

Latin origin (quartus), related to parts/quarters

suf

-ela-bais

Spanish verbal suffix, preterite imperfect indicative, 2nd person plural

Similar Words

ca­mi­na­basha­bla­baises­cu­cha­bas

Vowel-Consonant Separation

Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are maintained unless easily separable.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • The prefix 'des-' is always a separate syllable.
  • The infix '-ela-' doesn't pose any syllabification challenges.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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