dismembraciones
Syllables
dis-mem-bra-cio-nes
Pronunciation
/dis.mem.bɾaˈθjo.nes/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
dis- + membr- + -aciones
The word 'dismembraciones' is a Spanish noun with five syllables (dis-mem-bra-cio-nes). Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It is morphologically composed of the prefix 'dis-', the root 'membr-', and the suffix '-aciones'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-initial syllables and consonant-vowel division.
Definitions
- 1
The act or process of dissecting or dismembering; divisions or fragments resulting from such an action.
Dissections, dismemberments, fragmentations.
“Las dismembraciones anatómicas son esenciales para el estudio de la medicina.”
“Las dismembraciones del imperio fueron inevitables.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cio'). The stress pattern is determined by the general rule for words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, initial syllable.. mem — Closed syllable, contains a nasal consonant.. bra — Open syllable, contains a tapped 'r' sound.. cio — Closed syllable, 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in Castilian Spanish.. nes — Closed syllable, plural marker.
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllables begin with vowels.
Consonant-Vowel Division
When a consonant is followed by a vowel, the syllable is divided between them.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Permissible consonant clusters remain within a single syllable.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' and 'e' varies regionally (θ in Castilian Spanish, s in Latin American Spanish) but does not affect syllabification.
- The 'mbr' consonant cluster is permissible in Spanish and remains within a single syllable.
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