despopularizais
Syllables
des-po-pu-la-ri-zais
Pronunciation
/despopulaɾiˈθais/
Stress
000011
Morphemes
des- + popular + -izar
The word 'despopularizais' is a conjugated verb form with six syllables (des-po-pu-la-ri-zais). Stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ri'). Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and VCV rules, with the 'rz' sequence treated orthographically. The word's meaning is 'to depopularize'.
Definitions
- 1
To make something unpopular; to diminish the popularity of something.
To depopularize
“Los políticos intentan despopularizar a sus oponentes.”
“La campaña negativa despopularizó el producto.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri'. The stress pattern is typical for Spanish words not ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. po — Closed syllable.. pu — Closed syllable.. la — Open syllable.. ri — Closed, stressed syllable.. zais — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a separate syllable.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
When a vowel is surrounded by consonants, syllables are divided between the vowels.
Penultimate Stress
In Spanish, words generally stress the penultimate syllable unless an accent mark indicates otherwise.
- The 'rz' sequence is treated as a single sound phonetically but syllabified according to orthography.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'z' (as /θ/ in Spain vs. /s/ in Latin America) do not affect syllabification.
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