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desengrilletais

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

desengrilletais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-en-gri-lle-tais

Pronunciation

/deseŋ.ɡɾi.ˈʎe.tais/

Stress

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Morphemes

des- + engrillet- + -ais

The word 'desengrilletais' is a verb form syllabified as des-en-gri-lle-tais, with stress on 'lle'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'engrillet-', and suffix '-ais'. Syllabification follows standard CV, VC, and VCC rules, with the 'll' sound being a notable phonetic feature.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To unlatch, to release from a latch.

    To unlatch, to release.

    “Ustedes desengrilletaron la puerta.”

    “Desengrilletaron las cadenas.”

    syn:soltarliberar
    ant:encerrarsujetar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'lle' (/ˈʎe/), following Spanish accentuation rules for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

5
des/des/
en/en/
gri/ɡɾi/
lle/ˈʎe/
tais/tais/

des — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. en — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. gri — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. lle — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure, primary stress.. tais — Open syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

root

engrillet-

Derived from *grilleta* (latch), ultimately from French *grillet*. Represents the core meaning of latching/releasing.

suf

-ais

Spanish inflectional suffix indicating 2nd person plural preterite indicative. Marks tense, mood, and person.

Similar Words

des­en­gan­chardes­a­bro­charen­gri­pa­do

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei, with preceding consonants belonging to the same syllable.

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the consonant is typically assigned to the following syllable.

Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)

When a vowel is followed by two consonants, the first consonant typically belongs to the preceding syllable, and the second to the following.

  • The 'll' sound is a unique Spanish phoneme, but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • The word's complexity is due to its length and inflectional morphology, but syllabification follows standard rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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