inutilizaciones
Syllables
in-u-ti-li-za-cio-nes
Pronunciation
/inu.ti.li.θaˈθjo.nes/
Stress
0001001
Morphemes
in- + util- + -izaciones
The word 'inutilizaciones' is divided into seven syllables (in-u-ti-li-za-cio-nes) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'in-', the root 'util-', and the suffixes '-iz-' and '-aciones'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-consonant division rules.
Definitions
- 1
The act or process of rendering something useless.
Renderings useless, disutilities, incapacitations.
“Las inutilizaciones de equipos obsoletos generan residuos peligrosos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('ci'), as per Spanish stress rules for words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
in- — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. u- — Open syllable, single vowel.. ti- — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. li- — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. za- — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. cio- — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. nes — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.
Single Vowel Rule
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters remain within the same syllable.
- Regional variation in the pronunciation of 'z' as /θ/ or /s/ does not affect syllable division.
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in Spanish
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.