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despaldillarian

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

despaldilljarian

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pal-dil-lja-ri-an

Pronunciation

/des.pal.di.lja.ɾi.an/

Stress

000001

Morphemes

des- + paldilla + -arían

The word 'despaldillarian' is a Spanish verb meaning 'to undermine'. It is divided into six syllables: des-pal-dil-lja-ri-an, with stress on the final syllable. It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'paldilla', and the suffix '-arían'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To discredit, undermine, or remove someone's support (figuratively, to remove someone's 'back').

    To undermine, discredit, backstab.

    “Intentaron despaldillariar al candidato durante la campaña.”

    “No permitas que te despaldillarien.”

    syn:desacreditarsocavardifamar
    ant:apoyardefenderrespaldar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the last syllable ('an'), following the rule for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

6
des/des/
pal/pal/
dil/dil/
lja/ʎa/
ri/ɾi/
an/an/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pal — Open syllable, unstressed.. dil — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lja — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. an — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, removal, negation'.

root

paldilla

Spanish origin, metaphorically referring to the back or shoulder blade.

suf

-arían

Spanish, 3rd person plural present indicative ending.

Similar Words

de­sa­lo­jarem­pal­mardes­pe­da­zar

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided between vowels.

Consonant-Vowel

Syllables are divided after each vowel.

Penultimate Stress

Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.

  • The 'll' digraph is treated as a single consonant for syllabification, despite its palatal lateral approximant pronunciation.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' do not affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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