perspicacidades
Syllables
per-spi-ca-ci-da-des
Pronunciation
/peɾspi.kaˈθi.ða.ðes/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
per- + spic- + -acia-dades
The word 'perspicacidades' is a noun with six syllables divided as per-spi-ca-ci-da-des. The stress falls on the third syllable ('ca'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'per-', the root 'spic-', and the suffix '-acia-dades'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
Keen insights, shrewdness, or perceptive abilities.
Perceptivenesses, acutenesses, insights.
“Sus perspicacidades le permitieron resolver el problema rápidamente.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ca'), following the rule for penultimate stress in words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. spi — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. ca — Open syllable, consonant-vowel, stressed.. ci — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel, /c/ becomes /θ/ before /i/.. da — Open syllable, consonant-vowel.. des — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.
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Vowel Rule
Each vowel generally constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' varies regionally (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
- The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules closely.
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