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neurofisiologia

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “neurofisiologia” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
8syllables

neurofisiologia

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

neu-ro-fi-si-o-lo-gi-a

Pronunciation

/ˌneuɾo.fi.si.oˈlo.xi.a/

Stress

00001001

Morphemes

neuro- + fisi- + -o-logia

The word 'neurofisiologia' is divided into eight syllables: neu-ro-fi-si-o-lo-gi-a. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun of Greek origin meaning 'neurophysiology'. Syllabification follows the standard Spanish rules of vowel-based syllable formation.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The study of the functions of the nervous system.

    Neurophysiology

    “La neurofisiología es una rama importante de la medicina.”

    “Estudia la neurofisiología del dolor.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-lo-'), following the general rule for words ending in a vowel.

Syllables

8
neu/neu/
ro/ɾo/
fi/fi/
si/si/
o/o/
lo/lo/
gi/xi/
a/a/

neu — Open syllable, onset 'n', nucleus 'e', coda null.. ro — Open syllable, onset 'ɾ', nucleus 'o', coda null.. fi — Open syllable, onset 'f', nucleus 'i', coda null.. si — Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'i', coda null.. o — Open syllable, onset null, nucleus 'o', coda null.. lo — Open syllable, onset 'l', nucleus 'o', coda null.. gi — Open syllable, onset 'x' (from 'g' before 'i'), nucleus 'i', coda null.. a — Open syllable, onset null, nucleus 'a', coda null.

Word Parts

pre

neuro-

Greek origin (νευρο-), meaning 'nerve'.

root

fisi-

Greek origin (φύσις), meaning 'nature, function'.

suf

-o-logia

Connecting vowel and Greek suffix (-λογία) meaning 'study of, science of'.

Similar Words

psi­co­lo­gí­afi­si­o­te­ra­pí­aso­ci­o­lo­gí­a

Rule of the Vowel

Each vowel sound generally forms a syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are broken according to their sonority and the possibility of forming onsets or codas.

  • Pronunciation of 'g' before 'i' as /x/.
  • The 'r' is a single tap /ɾ/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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