empedernecerian
Syllables
em-pe-der-ne-ce-ri-an
Pronunciation
/em.pe.ðeɾ.ne.θe.ɾi.an/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
em- + pedern- + -ecerian
The word 'empedernecerian' is a conditional verb form broken down into seven syllables: em-pe-der-ne-ce-ri-an. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ce'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'em-', root 'pedern-', and suffixes '-ecerian'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and Vowel rules.
Definitions
- 1
To become hardened, to become callous, to become insensitive.
To become hardened, to become callous.
“Si siguieran sufriendo, se empedernecerían.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ce' due to the general rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, unstressed.. pe — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, unstressed.. ce — Closed syllable, stressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. an — Open syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel
Single vowels form a syllable.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant
When a consonant is between two vowels, it typically goes with the following vowel.
- Pronunciation of 'd' between vowels varies between Spain and Latin America.
- Stress placement follows general Spanish rules for words ending in vowels.
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