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hiperventilabas

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

hiperventilabas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hi-per-ven-ti-la-bas

Pronunciation

/i.peɾ.βen.ti.ˈla.βas/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

hiper- + ventil- + -abas

The word 'hiperventilabas' is divided into six syllables: hi-per-ven-ti-la-bas. It consists of the prefix 'hiper-', the root 'ventil-', and the suffix '-abas'. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti'). Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of CV structure, consonant cluster resolution, and penultimate stress.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To hyperventilate

    To breathe rapidly and deeply, often due to anxiety or panic.

    “Cuando tuve la crisis de ansiedad, empecé a hiperventilar.”

    “El corredor hiperventilaba después de la carrera.”

    syn:respirar rápidamentejadeo
    ant:respirar normalmentecalmar la respiración

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ti').

Syllables

6
hi/i/
per/peɾ/
ven/βen/
ti/ti/
la/la/
bas/βas/

hi — Open syllable, initial syllable.. per — Closed syllable.. ven — Closed syllable.. ti — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. la — Open syllable.. bas — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

hiper-

Greek origin, meaning 'over', 'excessive'. Prefix indicating intensity.

root

ventil-

Latin origin (ventilare - to fan, to air). Core meaning of breathing.

suf

-abas

Spanish inflectional suffix. Imperfect indicative tense marker, 2nd person singular (tú).

Similar Words

hi­per­sen­si­bleven­ti­la­dorha­bla­bas

CV Structure

Spanish favors syllables with a consonant-vowel structure.

Consonant Cluster Resolution

When consonant clusters occur, the syllable division typically occurs after the first consonant.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The silent 'h' does not affect syllabification.
  • The pronunciation of 'v' as 'b' is an allophone and doesn't impact syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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