empelotamientos
Syllables
em-pe-lo-ta-mien-tos
Pronunciation
/em.pe.lo.taˈmjen.tos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
em- + pelot- + -a-mient-os
The word 'empelotamientos' is divided into six syllables: em-pe-lo-ta-mien-tos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from the verb 'empelotar' with Latin and Spanish morphemes. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The act or result of forming lumps or balls; accumulations.
Lumpings, ballings, accumulations.
“Los empelotamientos de tierra dificultaron el paso.”
“Observó los empelotamientos de polvo en la alfombra.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mien') due to the word ending in a vowel.
Syllables
em — Open syllable, initial syllable.. pe — Open syllable.. lo — Open syllable.. ta — Open syllable.. mien — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. tos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllables are formed around vowels. Each vowel typically forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters within a syllable are maintained unless they violate Spanish phonotactic constraints.
- The 'mp' cluster is a common and regular feature of Spanish phonology.
- The suffix '-mientos' is a frequent suffix with a standard syllabification pattern.
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