impacientemente
Syllables
im-pa-cien-te-men-te
Pronunciation
/im.pa.θjen.te.ˈmen.te/ or /im.pa.sjen.te.ˈmen.te/
Stress
010000
Morphemes
im- + pac- + -iente-mente
The word 'impacientemente' is divided into six syllables: im-pa-cien-te-men-te. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'im-', the root 'pac-', and the suffixes '-iente' and '-mente'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and suffix division.
Definitions
- 1
In a manner showing impatience; without patience.
Impatiently
“Esperaba impacientemente la llegada del tren.”
“Me miró impacientemente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('pa').
Syllables
im — Closed syllable, initial syllable.. pa — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. cien — Closed syllable, contains the 'ci' digraph.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, final syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are divided between vowels.
Suffix Separation
Suffixes are separated into their own syllables.
- Pronunciation of 'ci' digraph varies regionally (θ in Castilian Spanish, s in Latin American Spanish).
- The '-mente' suffix is a common adverbial suffix and doesn't present unusual challenges.
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