presuntivamente
Syllables
pre-sun-ti-va-men-te
Pronunciation
/pre.sun.ti.βaˈmen.te/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
pre- + sum- + -untiva-mente
The word 'presuntivamente' is an adverb formed with the Latin-derived prefix 'pre-', root 'sum-', and the adverbial suffix '-mente'. It is divided into six syllables: pre-sun-ti-va-men-te, with stress on the fifth syllable ('men') following the standard Spanish stress rule for words ending in a consonant.
Definitions
- 1
In a presumptive manner; probably; allegedly.
Presumably, tentatively, allegedly.
“Fue condenado presuntivamente por el delito.”
“El sospechoso fue identificado presuntivamente.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('men'), the antepenultimate syllable, according to the standard Spanish stress rule for words ending in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
pre — Open syllable, unstressed.. sun — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ti — Open syllable, unstressed.. va — Open syllable, unstressed.. men — Closed syllable, stressed.. te — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant
Syllables are divided after each vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Stress Rule
Words ending in consonants other than 'n' or 's' are stressed on the antepenultimate syllable.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ between vowels is a common phonetic feature of Spanish.
- No significant exceptions to standard Spanish syllabification rules apply.
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