obsequientemente
Syllables
ob-se-qui-en-te-men-te
Pronunciation
/oβse.ˈkwi.en.te.men.te/
Stress
0010001
Morphemes
ob- + sequi- + -mente
The word 'obsequiosamente' is syllabified as ob-se-qui-en-te-men-te, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'ob-', root 'sequi-', and suffixes '-ente' and '-mente'. Syllable division follows standard Spanish vowel-consonant rules, with the 'qu' digraph treated as a single consonant.
Definitions
- 1
Acting in an obliging, servile, or deferential manner.
Obligingly, servilely, deferentially.
“Respondió obsequiosamente a todas sus preguntas.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('qui'). This is due to the word ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
ob — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. se — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. qui — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant cluster.. en — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. te — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. men — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.. te — Open syllable, vowel-consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are generally divided after vowels.
Consonant Cluster Retention
Consonant clusters are typically kept together within a syllable.
Digraph Treatment
Digraphs like 'qu' are treated as single consonant sounds.
- The 'qu' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /k/ for syllabification.
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