meticulosamente
Syllables
me-ti-cu-lo-sa-men-te
Pronunciation
/me.ti.ku.lo.saˈmen.te/
Stress
0001000
Morphemes
me- + cul + -osamente
The adverb 'meticulosamente' is divided into seven syllables: me-ti-cu-lo-sa-men-te, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's formed from Latin roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Spanish rules with a minor exception for the 'cul' sequence.
Definitions
- 1
Done with extreme care and precision; thoroughly.
Meticulously
“El trabajo fue realizado meticulosamente.”
“Revisó el documento meticulosamente antes de enviarlo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lo' in 'cu-lo-sa'). This is due to the word ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
me — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ti — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. cu — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. lo — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. sa — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. men — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. te — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
Syllables are generally formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken up, except when they form a historically or morphologically cohesive unit.
Final Consonant Rule
A single consonant at the end of a word typically belongs to the preceding syllable.
- The 'cul' sequence is treated as a single unit due to its morphological origin, representing a minor exception to the consonant cluster rule.
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