despolitizabais
Syllables
des-po-li-ti-za-bais
Pronunciation
/despoli.ti.θa.βais/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + politiza- + -ba-is
The word 'despolitizabais' is divided into six syllables: des-po-li-ti-za-bais. The stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ti'). The word is formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'politiza-', and the suffix '-ba-is'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To be depoliticizing (a group or situation).
You (plural, informal) were depoliticizing.
“Antes, los estudiantes despolitizabais el campus.”
“Ellos despolitizaban la discusión para llegar a un acuerdo.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'ti' (/ti/), following the standard Spanish rule of stressing the penultimate syllable when the word does not end in a consonant, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. po — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. li — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. ti — Stressed syllable, closed syllable.. za — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a consonant.. bais — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
des-
Latin origin, meaning 'reversal, negation'. Prefixes typically attach to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning.
politiza-
Latin origin, from 'politicus' meaning 'political'. The root carries the core meaning of the word.
-ba-is
Spanish inflectional suffix indicating imperfect tense, 2nd person plural. Suffixes are added to the end of a root word to modify its grammatical function.
Similar Words
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are divided between vowels, creating open syllables whenever possible.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally maintained as single units unless phonotactically impossible.
Final Consonant
A single consonant at the end of a word typically belongs to the final syllable.
- The pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ or /s/ does not affect the syllabification.
- The 'bz' cluster is treated as a single unit due to its infrequent occurrence and established pronunciation.
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