despilfarrarian
Syllables
des-pil-far-ra-rian
Pronunciation
/despilfaˈraɾjan/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
des- + pilfar- + -rar-ian
The word 'despilfarrarian' is a verb form (imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person plural) meaning 'they would squander'. It is divided into five syllables: des-pil-far-ra-rian, with stress on the fourth syllable ('ra'). The word's structure includes a Latin prefix 'des-', a root 'pilfar-', and Spanish verbal suffixes '-rar-' and '-ian'.
Definitions
- 1
To be squandering, wasting (they would).
They would squander/waste.
“Si tuvieran más dinero, lo despilfarrarían.”
“Los niños despilfarrarían los juguetes si no tuvieran supervisión.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ra'), following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pil — Closed syllable, contains a liquid consonant.. far — Closed syllable, contains a liquid consonant.. ra — Open syllable, vowel sound.. rian — Closed syllable, contains a trilled 'r' and nasal consonant.
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Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels (excluding -s, -n, or a stressed vowel) are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' sequence represents a single trilled 'r' phoneme but is orthographically represented by two letters.
- The imperfect subjunctive ending '-ian' is a complex inflectional form.
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