desmelenamiento
Syllables
de-sme-le-na-mi-en-to
Pronunciation
/des.me.le.na.ˈmje.n.to/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + melen- + -amiento
The Spanish noun 'desmelenamiento' (disorder) is divided into seven syllables: de-sme-le-na-mi-en-to, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'melen-', and suffix '-amiento', following standard CV, VCV, and syllabic nasal rules.
Definitions
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('na' in 'melenamiento') according to the general rule for words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. me — Open syllable.. le — Open syllable.. na — Open syllable.. mie — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.. n — Syllabic nasal.. to — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
A consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
When a vowel is followed by a consonant and then another vowel, the syllable is divided between the vowels.
Syllabic Nasal
A single nasal consonant between vowels forms its own syllable.
- The diphthong 'ie' in 'miento' is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- No significant regional variations affect the syllabification of this word.
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