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escarificasteis

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

escarificasteis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-ca-ri-fi-cas-teis

Pronunciation

/eskaɾi.fiˈkasteis/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

es- + car- + -ific-asteis

The word 'escarificasteis' is a verb form divided into six syllables: es-ca-ri-fi-cas-teis. Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('fi'). It's morphologically composed of a prefix 'es-', root 'car-', suffix '-ific-', and the tense marker '-asteis'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel and consonant cluster separation.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To scarify; to make small scratches on the skin.

    To scarify

    “Los chamanes escarificaron la piel del paciente.”

    “Escarificasteis vuestros brazos como parte del ritual.”

    syn:rasguñarmarcar
    ant:curarproteger

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('fi'), following the rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.

Syllables

6
es/es/
ca/ka/
ri/ɾi/
fi/fi/
cas/kas/
teis/teis/

es — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ca — Open syllable.. ri — Open syllable.. fi — Open, stressed syllable.. cas — Closed syllable.. teis — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

es-

Origin uncertain, potentially Latin 'ex-'.

root

car-

From Latin 'caro' (flesh).

suf

-ific-asteis

'-ific-' from Latin '-ficare' (to make); '-asteis' indicates 2nd person plural preterite indicative.

Similar Words

es­ca­ɾi­fi­ˈkaɾbe­ne­fi­ˈθias­teispa­θi­fi­ˈkaɾ

Vowel Separation

Vowels between consonants are separated.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on pronounceability.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

Prefix/Suffix Separation

Prefixes and suffixes are separated from the root.

  • The 'sc' cluster is pronounced as /sk/ and treated as a single unit for syllabification.
  • Regional variations in /ɾ/ vs. /r/ pronunciation do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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