desenclavijaban
Syllables
de-sen-cla-vi-ja-ban
Pronunciation
/desen.kla.βi.xa.βan/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + enclava- + -ijaban
The word 'desenclavijaban' is syllabified into six open syllables (de-sen-cla-vi-ja-ban) following the vowel core rule. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots with a complex inflectional suffix.
Definitions
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They were unnailing/dislodging.
They were unnailing/dislodging.
“Los trabajadores desenclavijaban las tablas del andamio.”
“Si tuvieran tiempo, desenclavijaban la puerta.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ban'), following standard Spanish accentuation rules for words not ending in a consonant, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. cla — Open syllable, unstressed.. vi — Open syllable, unstressed.. ja — Open syllable, unstressed.. ban — Open syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Core Rule
Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically constitutes the nucleus of a syllable.
- The insertion of 'i' in '-ijaban' is an orthographic convention to maintain pronunciation.
- The pronunciation of 'v' as 'b' and 'j' as 'h' are standard phonetic variations in Spanish.
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