radiotelegrafio
Syllables
ra-dio-te-le-gra-fio
Pronunciation
/ra.ðjo.te.leˈɣɾa.fjo/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
radio- + telegrafo- + -io
The word 'radiotelegrafio' is a compound noun divided into six syllables: ra-dio-te-le-gra-fio. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'radio-', the root 'telegrafo-', and the suffix '-io'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish CV and VCV rules.
Definitions
- 1
The art or science of transmitting messages by radio telegraphy.
Radiotelegraphy
“El radiotelegrafio fue crucial en las comunicaciones marítimas.”
“Estudió radiotelegrafio en la escuela naval.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('gra') because the word ends in a vowel and has more than one syllable.
Syllables
ra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. dio — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure. 'd' becomes /ð/.. te — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. le — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. gra — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'g' becomes /ɣ/.. fio — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel-consonant structure.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are divided between consonants and vowels when the vowel follows the consonant.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
When two vowels are adjacent, they are generally separated into different syllables.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Syllables are divided around the consonant in CVC structures.
- The pronunciation of 'g' as /ɣ/ between vowels is a standard phonetic realization in Spanish.
- The pronunciation of 'd' as /ð/ between vowels is a standard phonetic realization in Spanish.
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