electrocutareís
Syllables
e-lec-tro-cu-ta-re-ís
Pronunciation
/elek.tɾo.ku.ta.ˈɾeis/
Stress
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Morphemes
electro- + cut- + -areis
The word 'electrocutareis' is a Spanish verb conjugation divided into three syllables: e-lec-tro-cu-ta-re-ís. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cu-ta'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'electro-', root 'cut-', and suffixes '-are-' and '-eis'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, splitting syllables between vowels and treating digraphs as single units.
Definitions
- 1
To electrocute; to kill or injure by electric shock.
To electrocute
“Si fuera necesario, os electrocutareis para proteger a los demás.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cu-ta', indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
e-lec-tro — Open syllable, unstressed. Contains the prefix 'electro-'. cu-ta — Closed syllable, stressed. Contains the root 'cut-'. re-ís — Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains the suffix '-re-ís'
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are divided between vowels, even with intervening consonants (e.g., e-lec-tro).
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Digraph Treatment
Digraphs like 'ct' are treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- The 'ct' digraph is consistently pronounced as /kt/ in Spanish.
- The 'r' sound is a single tap /ɾ/ in this position, common in Spanish.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation (slight trill) do not affect syllabification.
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