entrecomillaste
Syllables
en-tre-co-mi-llas-te
Pronunciation
/en.tɾe.ko.miˈʎas.te/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
entre- + comill- + -aste
The word 'entrecomillaste' is a verb form with six syllables divided as 'en-tre-co-mi-llas-te'. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'entre-', root 'comill-', and suffix '-aste'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, treating 'll' as a single phoneme.
Definitions
- 1
You put (something) in quotation marks.
You quoted.
“Entrecomillaste esa frase para enfatizarla.”
“¿Por qué entrecomillaste su nombre?”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-llas-'). This is due to the general rule that words ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Syllables
en — Open syllable, simple vowel-consonant structure.. tre — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. co — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. mi — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. llas — Closed syllable, containing the digraph 'll' as a single phoneme.. te — Open syllable, consonant followed by vowel.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Spanish syllables are generally built around vowels, with each vowel forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant-Vowel Pattern
Consonants generally attach to the following vowel to form a syllable.
Digraphs as Single Units
Digraphs like 'll' are treated as single phonemes and are not broken across syllable boundaries.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in consonants (other than 'n' or 's') are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'll' digraph requires special consideration as it represents a single phoneme.
- No major exceptions to standard Spanish syllabification rules are present.
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