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despaldilladura

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “despaldilladura” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
6syllables

despaldilladura

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pal-di-lla-du-ra

Pronunciation

/des.pal.ði.ʎa.ðu.ɾa/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

des- + paldilla + -adura

The word 'despaldilladura' is divided into six syllables: des-pal-di-lla-du-ra. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('du'). It's a noun formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'paldilla', and the suffix '-adura'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and digraph treatment.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of removing the shoulder blade, or the resulting opening.

    Removal of the shoulder blade

    “La despaldilladura del animal fue realizada por el veterinario.”

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('du') because the word ends in a consonant. This follows the standard Spanish stress rule.

Syllables

6
des/des/
pal/pal/
di/ði/
lla/ʎa/
du/ðu/
ra/ɾa/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pal — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. di — Open syllable, contains a soft 'd' sound.. lla — Open syllable, contains the 'll' digraph.. du — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ra — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided between vowels, creating open syllables whenever possible.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are split, but digraphs like 'll' are kept together.

Final Consonant

If a word ends in a consonant, the final syllable includes that consonant.

  • The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant /ʎ/.
  • The 'd' between vowels is pronounced as a soft /ð/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025
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