despilfarrasteis
Syllables
des-pil-far-ras-teis
Pronunciation
/despilfaˈrasteis/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
des- + pilfar- + -rasteis
The word 'despilfarrasteis' is a Spanish verb form meaning 'you (plural) squandered.' It's divided into five syllables (des-pil-far-ras-teis) with stress on 'ras.' The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, considering vowel-consonant separation and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To squander, waste, or lavishly spend resources.
To squander, to waste
“Despilfarrasteis todo vuestro dinero en juegos de azar.”
“No deberíamos despilfarrar los recursos naturales.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ras' (position 4). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. pil — Open syllable, unstressed.. far — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ras — Closed syllable, stressed.. teis — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are generally divided between vowels, creating open syllables where possible.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on pronunciation.
Final Consonant(s)
Final consonants or consonant clusters are typically assigned to the last syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable in words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'rr' in 'pilfar' is a trilled 'r' and is treated as a single consonant sound for syllabification.
- The combination of the verb ending and pronoun creates a longer final syllable, but doesn't alter the core syllabification principles.
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