desencapillaren
Syllables
de-sen-ca-pi-lla-ren
Pronunciation
/desen.ka.piˈʎa.ɾen/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + capill- + -en, -ar, -en
The Spanish verb 'desencapillaren' means 'to uncover'. It's divided into syllables as de-sen-ca-pi-lla-ren, with stress on 'pi'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'capill-', and suffixes '-en', '-ar', '-en'. The 'll' is a single phoneme.
Definitions
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To uncover, reveal, or expose (literally, 'to remove the hair covering'). Figuratively, it can mean to unmask or expose someone's true character.
To uncover, to reveal, to expose.
“Desencapillaron la verdad sobre el escándalo.”
“La investigación desencapilló una red de corrupción.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pi' due to Spanish stress rules for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. pi — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. ren — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Consonant-Vowel Separation
Syllables are generally divided between consonants and vowels.
Diphthong Resolution
Diphthongs are treated as a single syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- The infix '-en-' is a morphological peculiarity of Spanish verb conjugation.
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