desmelancolizan
Syllables
des-me-lan-co-li-zan
Pronunciation
/des.melan.ko.liˈθan/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + melancol- + -izan
The Spanish verb 'desmelancolizan' is divided into six syllables: des-me-lan-co-li-zan, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'melancol-', and suffix '-izan', following standard Spanish syllabification and stress rules.
Definitions
- 1
To dispel someone's melancholy; to cheer someone up; to make someone less sad.
To cheer up, to console, to dispel melancholy.
“Las risas de sus amigos lo desmelancolizan.”
“Intentamos desmelancolizarla con un regalo.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li') because the word ends in a vowel ('n').
Syllables
des — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. me — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. lan — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. co — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. li — Open syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. zan — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant.
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CV Syllable Rule
Consonant-vowel sequences are generally separated into syllables.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they violate sonority sequencing principles.
Stress Rule
Penultimate syllable stress for words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ (in Spain) or /s/ (in Latin America) does not affect the syllabification.
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