desenterrasteis
Syllables
de-sen-te-rras-teis
Pronunciation
/desenteˈrasteis/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
des- + enterr- + -asteis
The word 'desenterrasteis' is a Spanish verb form meaning 'you all dug up'. It's syllabified as de-sen-te-rras-teis, with stress on 'rras'. The word's structure follows standard Spanish phonological rules, with vowel-initial syllables and a treated 'rr' cluster.
Definitions
- 1
The act of unearthing or digging up something, performed by you all (plural, informal).
You all dug up / unearthed.
“¿Desenterrasteis el tesoro?”
“Ellos desenterrasteis los huesos del dinosaurio.”
syn:excavasteisant:enterrasteis
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('rras'), following the general rule for words ending in vowels (penultimate syllable stress).
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. rras — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. teis — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllable division occurs before each vowel.
Consonant Cluster
Syllable division occurs before a consonant when it's part of a consonant cluster.
Stress Placement
Stress generally falls on the penultimate syllable for words ending in vowels.
- The 'rr' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The stress pattern follows the general rule for words ending in vowels.
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