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desentornillando

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desentornillando

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

de-sen-tor-ni-llan-do

Pronunciation

/desen.to.rniˈʎan.do/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + tornill- + -ando

The Spanish gerund 'desentornillando' (unscrewing) is syllabified as de-sen-tor-ni-llan-do, with stress on 'ni'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'tornill-', and suffix '-ando'. The 'll' sound is a key phonological feature.

Definitions

Gerund
  1. 1

    The act of unscrewing something; being unscrewed.

    Unscrewing, being unscrewed

    “Estaba desentornillando el mueble.”

    “El tornillo se está desentornillando.”

    syn:aflojandodesatornillando
    ant:atornillando

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ni' due to Spanish stress rules for words ending in 'o'.

Syllables

6
de/de/
sen/sen/
tor/tor/
ni/ni/
llan/ʎan/
do/do/

de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. tor — Open syllable, unstressed.. ni — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. llan — Closed syllable, unstressed.. do — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin (dis-), negation/reversal

root

tornill-

From 'tornillo' (screw), origin uncertain

suf

-ando

Spanish gerund suffix, Latin origin (-ante), indicates ongoing action

Similar Words

de­sen­ros­can­dode­sem­pa­que­tan­dode­s­co­nec­tan­do

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are typically divided between vowels.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Final 'n' or 's'

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable.

  • The 'll' sound represents a single phoneme /ʎ/ and must be accounted for in syllabification.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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