monocotiledonea
Syllables
mo-no-co-ti-le-do-ne-a
Pronunciation
/mono.ko.ti.le.doˈne.a/
Stress
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Morphemes
mono- + cotiledon- + -ea
The word 'monocotiledonea' is divided into eight syllables (mo-no-co-ti-le-do-ne-a) with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's a noun of Greek and Latin origin, referring to a class of flowering plants. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel resolution and stress placement rules.
Definitions
- 1
A class of flowering plants characterized by having only one cotyledon (seed leaf) in their seeds.
Monocotyledons
“Las plantas monocotiledóneas, como las orquídeas y los lirios, tienen raíces fibrosas.”
ant:Dicotiledóneas
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('do'), as the word ends in a vowel and has more than one syllable.
Syllables
mo — Open, unstressed syllable.. no — Open, unstressed syllable.. co — Open, unstressed syllable.. ti — Open, unstressed syllable.. le — Open, unstressed syllable.. do — Open, stressed syllable.. ne — Open, unstressed syllable.. a — Open, unstressed syllable.
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Vowel Resolution
When two vowels appear consecutively, they are generally separated into different syllables.
Consonant-Vowel Grouping
Consonants are typically attached to the following vowel to form a syllable.
Stress Placement
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The word's length and technical nature require careful attention to vowel resolution rules.
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