desenladrillaba
Syllables
de-sen-la-dri-lla-ba
Pronunciation
/desenlaðɾiˈʝaβa/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + ladrill- + -aba
The word 'desenladrillaba' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sen-la-dri-lla-ba. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'ladrill-', and suffix '-aba'. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dri'). Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and the penultimate stress rule.
Definitions
- 1
To be removing bricks from something; to be un-bricklaying.
To be un-bricklaying, to be dismantling a brick structure.
“El albañil desenladrillaba el viejo muro.”
“Ella desenladrillaba la chimenea para reconstruirla.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dri') because the word ends in a vowel. Spanish stress rules dictate stress on the second-to-last syllable in such cases.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. la — Open syllable, unstressed.. dri — Closed syllable, stressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Separation
Syllables are typically divided between vowels and consonants.
Consonant-Vowel Separation
When a consonant is followed by a vowel, they are usually separated into different syllables.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant in many Spanish dialects, influencing pronunciation but not syllabification.
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