desespañolizara
Syllables
de-ses-pa-ño-li-za-ra
Pronunciation
/des.es.pa.ɲo.li.θa.ɾa/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + español- + -izar-a
The word 'desespañolizara' is syllabified as 'de-ses-pa-ño-li-za-ra', with stress on the penultimate syllable ('li'). It's a complex verb form derived from the root 'español' with the prefixes 'des-' and suffixes '-izar' and '-a'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules regarding consonant clusters and vowel-initial syllables.
Definitions
- 1
To un-Spanishize, to remove Spanish characteristics from something or someone.
To un-Spanishize
“Si pudiera, desespañolizaría su acento.”
syn:deshispanizarant:españolizar
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li') according to the general rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. ses — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. ño — Closed syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, stressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up to maximize onsets (e.g., 'sp' -> 'es-pa').
Vowel-Initial Syllables
Syllables generally begin with vowels.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Single Graphemes
Graphemes like 'ñ' are treated as single units.
- Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'z' (/θ/ in Peninsular Spanish, /s/ in Latin American Spanish).
- The 'ñ' grapheme is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
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