Hyphenation ofembarnecimiento

Analysis of "embarnecimiento" (Spanish)

1. Pronunciation: The word "embarnecimiento" is pronounced /embaɾneθiˈmjen.to/ in standard Peninsular Spanish, and /embaɾnesiˈmjento/ in many Latin American varieties. The 'c' before 'i' is pronounced as /θ/ in Spain and /s/ in Latin America.

2. Syllable Division: em-ba-ɾne-ci-mien-to

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: em- (Latin in-, meaning 'in', 'into', 'upon'). Functions as an inceptive prefix, indicating the beginning of an action.
• Root: bar- (Latin bar-, from Greek baros, meaning 'weight', 'grain', 'color'). In this context, related to 'darken' or 'stain'.
• Suffixes:
  • -ne- (Latin -ne-, forming adjectives from verbs). Indicates a quality or state.
  • -ci- (Latin -tia, forming abstract nouns). Creates a noun of quality.
  • -miento (Latin -mentum, forming nouns denoting action, result, or means). Indicates the process or result of the action.

4. Stress Identification: The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable: mien.

5. Phonetic Transcription: /embaɾneθiˈmjen.to/ (Peninsular Spanish) or /embaɾnesiˈmjento/ (Latin American Spanish)

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

• em- /em/: Open syllable. Rule: Syllables generally end in a vowel. No special cases.
• ba- /ba/: Open syllable. Rule: Syllables generally end in a vowel. No special cases.
• ɾne- /ɾne/: Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's a single consonant. The 'r' is a tap, and the 'n' closes the syllable.
• ci- /θi/ or /si/: Open syllable. Rule: Syllables generally end in a vowel. The 'c' pronunciation varies regionally.
• mien- /mjen/: Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if it's a single consonant. The 'n' closes the syllable. This is the stressed syllable.
• to- /to/: Open syllable. Rule: Syllables generally end in a vowel. No special cases.

7. Edge Case Review: The 'rn' cluster is a common sequence in Spanish and is typically broken as shown. The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' is the main regional variation.

8. Grammatical Role: "Embarnecimiento" functions primarily as a noun. Syllabification and stress remain consistent regardless of its grammatical role.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: The act or process of becoming darkened, stained, or tarnished.
• Translation: Darkening, staining, tarnishing.
• Grammatical Category: Noun (masculine)
• Synonyms: oscurecimiento, ennegrecimiento, manchamiento
• Antonyms: aclaramiento, limpieza
• Examples:
  • "El embarnecimiento de la plata requiere pulimento." (The tarnishing of the silver requires polishing.)
  • "El embarnecimiento de la madera es natural con el tiempo." (The darkening of the wood is natural over time.)

10. Regional Variations: As mentioned, the pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' is the most significant regional variation. This doesn't affect syllable division, but it does impact the phonetic realization.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• oscurecimiento: os-cu-re-ci-mien-to. Similar syllable structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.
• ennegrecimiento: en-ne-gre-ci-mien-to. Similar syllable structure, stress on the penultimate syllable.
• manchamiento: man-cha-mien-to. Slightly shorter, but shares the -miento suffix and penultimate stress.

The consistency in syllable structure and stress patterns across these words demonstrates the regular application of Spanish syllabification rules. The presence of the -miento suffix consistently leads to a penultimate stressed syllable.