desenfaldasemos
Syllables
de-sen-fal-da-se-mos
Pronunciation
/desenfalˈðamos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + fald- + -asemos
The word 'desenfaldasemos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-fal-da-se-mos. The stress falls on the fourth syllable ('da'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'fald-', and the suffixes '-a-', '-s-', and '-emos'. It means 'to undress' or 'to reveal'.
Definitions
- 1
To undress (someone, usually a woman), to take off skirts. It can also have a figurative meaning of revealing or exposing something hidden.
To undress, to disrobe, to reveal.
“No te desenfaldasemos delante de todos.”
“Desenfaldasemos los problemas para encontrar una solución.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('da'), the antepenultimate syllable. This is due to the standard Spanish rule of stressing the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels unless an accent mark indicates otherwise.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. fal — Open syllable, unstressed.. da — Open syllable, stressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
des-
Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, removal'. Negation/Reversal function.
fald-
From *falda*, Latin *faldia*, meaning 'fold, skirt'. Core meaning related to skirts or folds.
-asemos
Combination of linking vowel '-a-', third-person plural marker '-s-', and first-person plural present subjunctive/future subjunctive ending '-emos'. Indicates person, number, and mood.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are divided before a consonant following a vowel.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided after a consonant preceding a vowel.
Consonant Clusters
Permissible consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable.
- The 's' before 'emos' is a grammatical marker and doesn't form a separate syllable.
- The linking vowel '-a-' is crucial for pronunciation and syllabification.
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