desencaprichaban
Syllables
de-sen-ca-pri-cha-ban
Pronunciation
/desen.ka.pɾi.t͡ʃa.βan/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + caprich- + -ar/-aban
The word 'desencaprichaban' is divided into six syllables: de-sen-ca-pri-cha-ban. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pri'. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-based division rules.
Definitions
- 1
To be disabusing
They were disabusing
“Los padres desencaprichaban a su hijo de comprar el juguete.”
- 2
To be dissuading
They were dissuading
“El médico desencaprichaba al paciente de sus ideas erróneas.”
- 3
To be curing of a whim
They were curing of a whim
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'pri' (fourth syllable). Spanish stress rules dictate stress on the penultimate syllable when the word does not end in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. pri — Open syllable, stressed.. cha — Open syllable, unstressed.. ban — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
des-
Latin *dis-* meaning 'reversal, negation'. Negation/reversal function.
caprich-
From *capricho* (whim, fancy), Latin *capricium*. Core meaning related to whims.
-ar/-aban
Verbal infinitive marker *-ar* and imperfect indicative ending *-aban* (3rd person plural), Latin *-āre/-ābant. Indicates verb form, tense, mood, and person.
Vowel Division
Syllable division occurs before each vowel sound.
Digraph Treatment
Digraphs like 'ch' are treated as single phonemes and do not affect syllable division.
- The consonant cluster 'pr' is permissible at the beginning of a syllable in Spanish. No significant regional variations affect syllabification.
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