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desportillabais

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

desportillabais

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-por-ti-lla-bais

Pronunciation

/des.poɾ.ti.ʎa.βais/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

des- + port- + -ill-

The word 'desportillabais' is a verb form with five syllables divided as 'des-por-ti-lla-bais'. Stress falls on the third syllable ('ti'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'port-', suffix '-ill-', and verb ending '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation, with penultimate stress due to the word ending in 's'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To carelessly or slightly dismantle, unmake, or spoil something.

    To mess up, to take apart carelessly, to dismantle slightly.

    “Los niños desportillaban los juguetes.”

    “No desportilles el trabajo que te he encomendado.”

    syn:estropeardesarmar
    ant:arreglarconstruir

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ti') due to the penultimate stress rule. The word ends in a vowel ('s').

Syllables

5
des/des/
por/poɾ/
ti/ti/
lla/ʎa/
bais/βais/

des — Open syllable, unstressed.. por — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, stressed.. lla — Open syllable, unstressed.. bais — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'reversal' or 'removal'.

root

port-

Latin *portare* meaning 'to carry'.

suf

-ill-

Spanish augmentative/diminutive suffix.

Similar Words

ca­mi­na­baisha­bla­baisju­ga­bais

Vowel Separation

Vowels generally separate into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Penultimate Stress

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

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (/ʎ/ or /ʝ/).
  • The archaic nature of the '-ill-' suffix.
  • The potential for /β/ pronunciation of 'b' before 'ais'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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