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prestidigitador

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

prestidigitador

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

pre-sti-di-gi-ta-dor

Pronunciation

/pres.ti.ði.xi.taˈðoɾ/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

pre- + digito- + -ador

The word 'prestidigitador' is divided into six syllables: pre-sti-di-gi-ta-dor. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a masculine noun derived from Latin roots, meaning 'magician'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with considerations for the pronunciation of 'g' and 'd'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A person skilled in performing tricks, especially with the hands; a magician.

    Magician, conjurer, sleight-of-hand artist.

    “El prestidigitador asombró al público con sus trucos.”

    “Es un prestidigitador muy famoso.”

    syn:magoilusionista

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('dor'). This is standard for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' in Spanish.

Syllables

6
pre/pre/
sti/sti/
di/ði/
gi/xi/
ta/ta/
dor/ðoɾ/

pre — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. sti — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.. di — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure; 'd' is a soft dental fricative /ð/.. gi — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure; 'g' is pronounced as /x/ before 'i'.. ta — Open syllable, vowel-consonant structure.. dor — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-consonant structure; 'd' is a soft dental fricative /ð/.

Word Parts

pre

pre-

Latin origin, meaning 'before' or 'in front of', intensifying function.

root

digito-

Latin origin (*digitum* - finger), relating to dexterity and manipulation.

suf

-ador

Latin origin (*-ator*), forming agent nouns, indicating a person who performs the action.

Similar Words

u­ni­ver­si­dadco­mu­ni­ca­dorcon­si­de­ra­ción

Vowel-Consonant (VC)

Syllables are divided after the vowel.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided after the consonant.

Diphthong/Triphthong

Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.

Consonant Cluster

When two consonants appear together, they are usually separated if they cannot form a single initial consonant cluster in Spanish.

  • Pronunciation of 'g' before 'i' and 'e' as /x/.
  • Softening of 'd' between vowels to /ð/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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