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desemponzoñaron

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desemponzoñaron

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-sem-pon-zo-ña-ron

Pronunciation

/desemponsoɲaˈɾon/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

des- + ponzoñar + -aron

The word 'desemponzoñaron' is a verb form divided into six syllables: de-sem-pon-zo-ña-ron. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ña'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'ponzoñar', and the suffix '-aron'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster maintenance.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To poison, corrupt, or embitter (figuratively). To instill malice or bad feelings.

    They poisoned, they corrupted, they embittered.

    “Desemponzoñaron la relación con sus mentiras.”

    “Los rumores desemponzoñaron el ambiente de trabajo.”

    syn:envenenarcorromperamargar
    ant:curarpurificarendulzar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ña'), following the general rule for words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
de/de/
sem/sem/
pon/pon/
zo/so/
ña/ɲa/
ron/ɾon/

de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Open syllable, unstressed.. pon — Open syllable, unstressed.. zo — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ña — Open syllable, stressed.. ron — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, negation'.

root

ponzoñar

Derived from 'ponzoña' (poison), Latin 'pontum'.

suf

-aron

Spanish preterite indicative ending (3rd person plural).

Similar Words

em­pon­zo­ñardes­con­fian­zain­to­xi­car

Vowel-Consonant Syllable Division

Syllables are divided after the vowel when a vowel is followed by a consonant.

Consonant Cluster Maintenance

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless a vowel can naturally separate them.

  • The 'nz' cluster is not common but doesn't violate syllabification rules.
  • Stress placement is standard for words ending in 'n'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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