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desentornillamos

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desentornillamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-en-tor-ni-lla-mos

Pronunciation

/desen.to.rni.ˈʎa.mos/

Stress

000110

Morphemes

des- + torn- + -amos

The word 'desentornillamos' is a Spanish verb meaning 'we unscrew'. It is divided into six syllables: des-en-tor-ni-lla-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ni'. The word's structure consists of a prefix 'des-', root 'torn-', and suffixes '-illar-' and '-amos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, considering the 'll' digraph and permissible consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To unscrew, to dismantle with a screwdriver.

    We unscrew.

    “Nosotros desentornillamos la puerta.”

    “Desentornillamos el juguete para arreglarlo.”

    syn:desatornillarsoltar
    ant:atornillar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ni'). The stress pattern is typical for Spanish verbs.

Syllables

6
des/des/
en/en/
tor/tor/
ni/ni/
lla/ʎa/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. en — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. tor — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. ni — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lla — Open syllable, contains the palatal lateral approximant and a vowel.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

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

root

torn-

From *torno* (lathe, turning), Latin *tornus*. Represents the core action of twisting.

suf

-amos

Spanish first-person plural present indicative ending. Indicates person and number.

Similar Words

des­en­mas­ca­ra­mosdes­en­ca­de­na­mosa­tor­ni­lla­mos

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided before the consonant when a vowel is followed by a consonant (e.g., de-sen).

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided after the consonant when a consonant is followed by a vowel (e.g., tor-ni).

Diphthong/Triphthong

Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within the same syllable (e.g., lla-mos).

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters that are permissible in Spanish remain together (e.g., 'rn' in tor-ni).

  • The 'll' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /ʎ/, influencing syllabification.
  • The tapped 'r' between vowels does not create a syllable break.
  • The word is exclusively a verb, so syllabification and stress remain consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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