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desfortalecidas

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desfortalecidas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-for-ta-le-ci-das

Pronunciation

/des.foɾ.ta.leˈθi.ðas/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

des- + fortalec- + -idas

The word 'desfortalecidas' is an adjective meaning 'weakened'. It is divided into six syllables: des-for-ta-le-ci-das, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'fortalec-', and the suffix '-idas'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel centrality and consonant cluster separation.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Weakened, debilitated, enervated.

    Weakened (feminine plural)

    “Las tropas estaban desfortalecidas después de la batalla.”

    “Sus argumentos estaban desfortalecidos por la falta de evidencia.”

    syn:débilesflacasatenuadas
    ant:fortalecidasrobustasvigorosas

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ci') due to the presence of the written accent mark.

Syllables

6
des/des/
for/foɾ/
ta/ta/
le/le/
ci/θi/
das/ðas/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. for — Open syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. le — Open syllable.. ci — Open syllable, 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in Spain.. das — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin *dis-*, reversal or negation.

root

fortalec-

Latin *fortalis* - strong, core meaning related to strength.

suf

-idas

Spanish, feminine plural adjective ending derived from *-ido* + *-as*.

Similar Words

des­con­fian­zafor­ta­le­zacom­pli­ca­das

Vowel-centric Syllabification

Syllables are built around vowels; each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Separation

When consonant clusters occur between vowels, they are generally split, assigning each consonant to the adjacent vowel.

  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' or 'e' as /θ/ (in Spain) or /s/ (in Latin America) doesn't affect the syllabification process.
  • The word follows standard Spanish syllabification patterns without significant exceptions.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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