escleroproteína
Syllables
es-cle-ro-pro-te-í-na
Pronunciation
/eskle.ɾo.pɾo.tei̯ˈna/
Stress
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Morphemes
esclero- + proteína + -ina
The word 'escleroproteina' is divided into seven syllables: es-cle-ro-pro-te-í-na. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('í'). It's a noun composed of the prefix 'esclero-', the root 'proteína', and the suffix '-ina'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and penultimate stress.
Definitions
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A fibrous, insoluble protein that is an important structural component of animal tissues.
Scleroprotein
“El colágeno es una escleroproteina importante en la piel.”
“Las escleroproteinas proporcionan resistencia y estructura a los tejidos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('í' in 'te-í-na'). This follows the standard Spanish rule for words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
es — Open syllable, initial syllable, stressed level 0.. cle — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster 'cl', stressed level 0.. ro — Open syllable, stressed level 0.. pro — Open syllable, stressed level 0.. te — Open syllable, part of the diphthong 'ei', stressed level 0.. í — Open syllable, contains the stressed vowel 'i', stressed level 1.. na — Open syllable, final syllable, stressed level 0.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are typically divided between vowels, creating open syllables where possible (e.g., es-cle-ro).
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they are easily separable based on pronunciation (e.g., 'cl' remains together).
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable, as is the case with 'escleroproteina'.
- The 'cl' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification, reflecting its common pronunciation in Spanish.
- The diphthong 'ei' is a standard feature and doesn't affect syllabification.
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