desencastillaras
Syllables
de-sen-cas-ti-lla-ras
Pronunciation
/desenkasθiˈʎaɾas/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + castill- + -ar
The word 'desencastillaras' is a verb form divided into six syllables: de-sen-cas-ti-lla-ras. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'castill-', and the suffixes '-ar' and '-as'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-centered syllables and consonant cluster breaking.
Definitions
- 1
To dismantle a fortification.
To dismantle a fortification
“El ejército desencastillara la fortaleza enemiga.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ras').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, no stress.. sen — Open syllable, no stress.. cas — Closed syllable, no stress.. ti — Open syllable, no stress.. lla — Open syllable, no stress.. ras — Closed syllable, primary stress.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are formed around vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's a single consonant or part of a permissible cluster.
- The 'll' digraph can be pronounced as /ʎ/ or /ʝ/ depending on the region, but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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