seleccionasteis
Syllables
se-lec-cio-na-steis
Pronunciation
/selekθjoˈnasteis/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
se- + lect- + -cionasteis
The word 'seleccionasteis' is divided into five syllables: se-lec-cio-na-steis. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a verb form derived from Latin roots with Spanish suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-initial syllables, consonant clusters, and single consonants between vowels.
Definitions
- 1
The act of selecting or choosing, performed by a group of people addressed as *vosotros*.
You all selected/chose.
“¿Qué películas seleccionasteis para ver?”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('steis') because the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
Syllables
se — Open syllable, unstressed.. lec — Closed syllable, unstressed.. cio — Closed syllable, unstressed (Castilian Spanish). /sjo/ in Latin American Spanish.. na — Open syllable, unstressed.. steis — Closed syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllables
Every vowel initiates a new syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority hierarchy.
Single Consonant Between Vowels
A single consonant between vowels is assigned to the following syllable.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll' (as /ʎ/ or /ʝ/) do not affect syllabification.
- The pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' and 'e' as /θ/ (Castilian Spanish) or /s/ (Latin American Spanish) does not affect syllabification.
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