enmarillecerían
Syllables
en-ma-ri-lle-ce-rían
Pronunciation
/en.ma.ɾi.ʎe.θe.ˈɾjan/
Stress
001001
Morphemes
en- + marill- + -ecerian
The Spanish verb 'enmarillecerian' (they would turn yellow) is syllabified as en-ma-ri-lle-ce-rían, with stress on 'ri'. It's composed of the prefix 'en-', root 'marill-', and suffixes '-ecer' and '-ian'. Its phonetic transcription is /en.ma.ɾi.ʎe.θe.ˈɾjan/.
Definitions
- 1
To turn yellow, to yellow (conditional, third-person plural).
They would turn yellow / They would yellow.
“Las hojas se enmarillecerían con la llegada del otoño.”
“Si no lo cuidaran, los plátanos se enmarillecerían rápidamente.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ri'), following the rule that words ending in a vowel are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ma — Open syllable, contains a vowel and a nasal consonant.. ri — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. lle — Open syllable, contains the palatal lateral approximant.. ce — Open syllable, 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in most of Spain.. rían — Closed syllable, contains the conditional ending and primary stress.
Word Parts
Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.
Weak Consonants
Single consonants between vowels usually go with the following vowel.
Stress Rule
Words ending in a vowel are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' digraph represents a single phoneme /ʎ/.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'e' or 'i' varies regionally (/θ/ in most of Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
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