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despalillasemos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

despallillasemos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-pa-lli-lla-se-mos

Pronunciation

/des.pa.ʎi.ˈʎa.se.mos/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

des- + palilla- + -semos

The word 'despalillasemos' is a Spanish verb form divided into six syllables: des-pa-lli-lla-se-mos. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('lla'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'palilla-', and the suffix '-semos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To remove chaff or husks; to separate small pieces or fragments.

    To winnow, to husk, to pick apart.

    “Despalillábamos el trigo con cuidado.”

    “Despalillaremos los granos antes de molerlos.”

    syn:cribarlimpiarseparar
    ant:amontonarjuntar

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('lla'), the penultimate syllable, according to standard Spanish accentuation rules for words ending in vowels.

Syllables

6
des/des/
pa/pa/
lli/ʎi/
lla/ʎa/
se/se/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. lli — Closed syllable, unstressed.. lla — Open syllable, stressed.. se — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, undoing, removal'. Negation/reversal function.

root

palilla-

Origin uncertain, possibly related to 'paja' or 'palillo'. Core meaning related to removing small parts.

suf

-semos

Latin origin, first-person plural imperfect subjunctive ending.

Similar Words

ha­blá­ba­moscom­prá­ba­moses­cri­bí­a­mos

Vowel Nucleus Rule

Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each syllable must contain one vowel sound.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters can be part of the syllable onset or coda, depending on the specific consonants and their position.

Penultimate Stress Rule

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'll' varies regionally (e.g., /ʎ/ or /ʝ/), but this does not affect the syllabification.
  • The word is exclusively a verb form, so syllabification and stress remain consistent.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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