impersonalizaba
Syllables
im-per-so-na-li-za-ba
Pronunciation
/im.peɾ.so.na.li.θa.βa/
Stress
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Morphemes
im- + personal- + -izar-aba
The word 'impersonalizaba' is a verb form broken down into seven syllables: im-per-so-na-li-za-ba. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'li'. It's formed from the prefix 'im-', the root 'personal-', and the suffixes '-izar' and '-aba'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and VC rules.
Definitions
- 1
To make impersonal; to remove personal characteristics from something.
To impersonalize
“El autor impersonalizaba sus personajes para que el lector pudiera identificarse con ellos.”
syn:despersonalizarant:personalizar
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'li'.
Syllables
im — Closed syllable, initial syllable.. per — Closed syllable.. so — Open syllable.. na — Open syllable.. li — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. za — Closed syllable, 'z' pronounced as /θ/ in Spain.. ba — Open syllable, 'b' pronounced as /β/
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
A consonant followed by a vowel typically forms a syllable.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
A vowel followed by a consonant typically forms a syllable.
Stress Rule
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ in Spain does not affect syllabification.
- Pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ does not affect syllabification.
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