insensibilizaba
Syllables
in-sen-si-bi-li-za-ba
Pronunciation
/in.sen.si.βi.li.θa.βa/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + sensibil- + -izar-aba
The word 'insensibilizaba' is a seven-syllable Spanish verb with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's formed from a Latin prefix, root, and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
To be making insensible; to be desensitizing.
Was sensitizing/desensitizing.
“La exposición a la violencia lo insensibilizaba cada día más.”
“El constante bombardeo de información insensibilizaba a la población.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('li').
Syllables
in — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. si — Closed syllable, unstressed.. bi — Closed syllable, unstressed.. li — Closed syllable, stressed.. za — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel
Syllables are divided between vowels whenever possible.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they are unpronounceable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The prefix 'in-' is always a separate syllable.
- Regional variations in pronunciation (e.g., seseo, ceceo) do not affect syllabification.
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