desmenuzamiento
Syllables
des-me-nu-za-mien-to
Pronunciation
/des.me.nu.θaˈmjen.to/
Stress
000110
Morphemes
des- + menuz- + -amiento
The word 'desmenuzamiento' is a Spanish noun meaning 'disintegration'. It is divided into six syllables: des-me-nu-za-mien-to, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('mien'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'menuz-', and the suffix '-amiento'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant separation.
Definitions
- 1
The act or process of crumbling, disintegrating, or reducing something to small particles.
Disintegration, crumbling, pulverization, fragmentation.
“El desmenuzamiento de la roca fue causado por la erosión.”
“El desmenuzamiento de sus esperanzas lo dejó devastado.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mien'). This is typical for Spanish words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. me — Open syllable.. nu — Open syllable.. za — Closed syllable, containing the /θ/ sound (in Spain).. mien — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. to — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Syllables are divided before each vowel.
Consonant Separation
Syllables are divided before each consonant, or consonant cluster, unless it forms a digraph or a permissible initial consonant cluster.
- The 'nz' consonant cluster is treated as a single unit within a syllable, though it's not a common initial cluster.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'z' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America) do not affect the syllabification.
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