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desencapillaban

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desencapillaban

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-sen-ca-pi-lla-ban

Pronunciation

/desen.ka.piˈʎa.βan/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + encapillar + -aban

The word 'desencapillaban' is a Spanish verb in the imperfect indicative tense. It is divided into six syllables: de-sen-ca-pi-lla-ban, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'pi'. The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'encapillar', and the suffix '-aban'. It means 'they were uncovering/disheveling/exposing'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To uncover, dishevel, or expose (figuratively).

    To uncover, dishevel, or expose.

    “Los niños desencapillaban las flores.”

    “Desencapillaban los secretos de la ciudad.”

    syn:destaparrevelarexponer
    ant:cubrirocultar

Stress pattern

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

Syllables

6
de/de/
sen/sen/
ca/ka/
pi/pi/
lla/ʎa/
ban/βan/

de — Open syllable, consisting of a vowel and a consonant.. sen — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant, a vowel, and a consonant.. ca — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. pi — Closed syllable, stressed syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. lla — Open syllable, 'll' is a single phoneme.. ban — Open syllable, 'b' is pronounced as /β/

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning reversal or negation.

root

encapillar

Likely derived from 'capillo' (hair), Latin 'capillus'.

suf

-aban

Spanish imperfect indicative ending, 3rd person plural.

Similar Words

ha­bla­bancom­pra­banca­mi­na­ban

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Each vowel followed by a consonant forms a syllable.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)

A consonant between two vowels forms a syllable.

Stress Rule

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant phoneme /ʎ/.
  • The final 'b' is pronounced as a voiced bilabial fricative /β/.
  • The word follows standard Spanish stress rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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