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metaforicamente

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7 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “metaforicamente” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

metaforicamente

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

me-ta-fo-ri-ca-men-te

Pronunciation

/metafoɾiˈka.mente/

Stress

0010000

Morphemes

meta- + for- + -mente

The word 'metaforicamente' is divided into seven syllables: me-ta-fo-ri-ca-men-te. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('fo'). It's an adverb formed by adding the suffix '-mente' to the root 'for-' with the prefix 'meta-'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-based rules.

Definitions

adverb
  1. 1

    In a metaphorical manner; by means of metaphor.

    Metaphorically

    “Lo dijo metaforicamente, no esperaba que lo tomaran en serio.”

    syn:figuradamentesimbólicamente
    ant:literalmenterealmente

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('fo').

Syllables

7
me/me/
ta/ta/
fo/fo/
ri/ɾi/
ca/ka/
men/men/
te/te/

me — Open syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. fo — Open, stressed syllable.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Open syllable, unstressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

pre

meta-

Greek origin, meaning 'beyond' or 'change'.

root

for-

Latin origin (ferre - to carry).

suf

-mente

Latin origin, adverbial suffix.

Similar Words

rá­pi­da­men­tefá­cil­men­telen­ta­men­te

Vowel Rule

Syllables are formed around a vowel sound. Each vowel typically initiates a new syllable.

Stress Rule

In words ending in a vowel, stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable.

  • The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant exceptions.
  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of /ɾ/ do not affect syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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