desencastillamos
Syllables
de-sen-cas-ti-lla-mos
Pronunciation
/desenkas̪tiʎˈa.mos/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + castill- + -amos
The word 'desencastillamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-cas-ti-lla-mos. The stress falls on the third syllable ('cas'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'castill-', and the suffix '-amos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of consonant cluster separation, vowel hiatus, and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
To dismantle or unfortify (something). More figuratively, to remove the characteristics or influence of Castile (historically or culturally).
To dismantle, to unfortify, to decastellate.
“Desencastillamos la vieja fortaleza.”
“Desencastillamos las tradiciones obsoletas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('cas'). Spanish words ending in consonants are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. cas — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ti — Open syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally broken up, with each consonant moving to the following vowel.
Vowel Hiatus
When two vowels come together, they are usually separated into different syllables.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in consonants are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' sound can have regional variations in pronunciation (e.g., /ʎ/ or /ʝ/), but this does not affect the syllabification.
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