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desfortalecimos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

desfortalecimos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-for-ta-le-ci-mos

Pronunciation

/des.foɾ.ta.le.ˈθi.mos/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + fortalec- + -imos

The word 'desfortalecimos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-for-ta-le-ci-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('le'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'fortalec-', and the suffix '-imos'. Syllabification follows standard CV patterns and penultimate stress rules.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To weaken, to diminish in strength.

    We weakened.

    “Desfortalecimos su argumento con evidencia sólida.”

    “Los años de guerra desfortalecieron la economía del país.”

    syn:debilitamosaminoramos
    ant:fortalecimosrobustecimos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('le') due to the general rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
des/des/
for/foɾ/
ta/ta/
le/le/
ci/θi/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable. for — Open syllable. ta — Open syllable. le — Open, stressed syllable. ci — Closed syllable (due to 'c' before 'i' becoming /θ/). mos — Closed syllable

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin *dis-*, reversal or negation

root

fortalec-

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

suf

-imos

Spanish, first-person plural preterite indicative verbal ending

Similar Words

for­ta­le­ci­mosdes­con­fia­mosre­for­za­mos

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are generally formed around consonant-vowel pairings.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Vowel Groupings

Vowel groupings within a word are generally separated into distinct syllables.

  • The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' and 'e' as /θ/ (in many Spanish dialects) affects the phonetic transcription but not the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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