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neopositivistas

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

neopositivistas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

neo-po-si-ti-vis-tas

Pronunciation

/neo.po.si.tiˈβis.tas/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

neo- + positiv- + -istas

The Spanish noun 'neopositivistas' is syllabified as neo-po-si-ti-vis-tas, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'neo-', root 'positiv-', and suffix '-istas'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Followers or proponents of neopositivism, a philosophical movement.

    Neopositivists

    “Los neopositivistas defendían la verificación empírica.”

    “El debate entre los neopositivistas y los idealistas fue intenso.”

    syn:Positivistas modernosracionalistas contemporáneos
    ant:Idealistasmetafísicos

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('vis'), as the word ends in a vowel.

Syllables

6
neo/neo/
po/po/
si/si/
ti/ti/
vis/βis/
tas/tas/

neo — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. po — Closed syllable, consonant followed by vowel.. si — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ti — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. vis — Closed syllable, consonant followed by vowel. 'b' pronounced as /β/.. tas — Closed syllable, consonant followed by vowel.

Word Parts

pre

neo-

Greek origin, meaning 'new'. Denotes a recent or renewed form.

root

positiv-

Latin origin (positivus), from ponere 'to put, place'. Relates to positivism.

suf

-istas

Spanish suffix, forms a noun denoting a follower or proponent.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­da­desca­pi­ta­lis­tasre­a­lis­tas

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided after the vowel.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided before the vowel.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ in the syllable 'vis' is a common phonetic feature but doesn't affect syllabification.
  • No significant regional variations affect the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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