desencalcasemos
Syllables
de-sen-cal-ca-se-mos
Pronunciation
/desen.kal.ka.ˈse.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + calca- + -semos
The word 'desencalcasemos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-cal-ca-se-mos. The stress falls on 'cal'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'calca-', and the suffixes '-e-' and '-mos', indicating the first-person plural past subjunctive. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-centric rules.
Definitions
- 1
To undo the tracing, to un-copy, to remove traces of something.
We were untracing/uncopying/removing traces.
“Si no hubiéramos desencalcasemos sus huellas, la policía nos habría encontrado.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cal').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. cal — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus.
Consonant Clustering
Consonant clusters are broken up according to sonority, but simple clusters remain within a syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'sc' cluster is pronounced as /s/.
- The word's complexity arises from its multiple suffixes.
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