desencarceladas
Syllables
de-sen-car-ce-la-das
Pronunciation
/desen.kaɾ.θeˈla.ðas/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + encarcel- + -adas
The word 'desencarceladas' is a feminine plural past participle meaning 'released from prison'. It's syllabified as de-sen-car-ce-la-das, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It follows standard Spanish syllabification rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and stress placement, and is morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'encarcel-', and suffix '-adas'.
Definitions
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Released from prison (feminine plural)
Released from prison (fem. pl.)
“Las prisioneras desencarceladas fueron recibidas por sus familias.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('la') due to the general rule that words ending in vowels are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, consisting of a vowel.. sen — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. car — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. ce — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. la — Open, stressed syllable, consisting of a vowel.. das — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided after the consonant.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Syllables are divided between the vowels.
Stress Rule
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Pronunciation of 'c' before 'e' and 'i' varies between Spain and Latin America.
- Pronunciation of 's' between vowels is /s/.
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