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sustentamientos

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5 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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5syllables

sustentamientos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

sus-ten-ta-mien-tos

Pronunciation

/sus.ten.taˈmjen.tos/

Stress

00010

Morphemes

sus- + ten- + -tamientos

The word 'sustentamientos' is divided into five syllables: sus-ten-ta-mien-tos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('mien'). It's a noun derived from Latin roots, meaning 'supports' or 'foundations'. Syllabification follows standard CV and VCV rules, with penultimate stress applying due to the word ending in 's'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Supports, foundations, underpinnings, maintenance provisions.

    Supports

    “Los sustentamientos del edificio son sólidos.”

    “Necesitamos fortalecer los sustentamientos económicos del país.”

    syn:basescimientospilaresapoyos
    ant:debilidadescarenciasfaltas

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'mien', following the general rule for words ending in vowels: stress on the penultimate syllable.

Syllables

5
sus/sus/
ten/ten/
ta/ta/
mien/mjen/
tos/tos/

sus — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. ten — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. ta — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.. mien — Syllable with a diphthong, stressed syllable.. tos — Open syllable, consisting of a consonant and a vowel.

Word Parts

pre

sus-

From Latin 'sub-', meaning 'under' or 'from below'. Functions as an intensifier.

root

ten-

From Latin 'tenēre', meaning 'to hold'. Core meaning related to maintaining.

suf

-tamientos

Spanish suffix derived from Latin '-mentum', forming a noun indicating action or result.

Similar Words

ar­gu­men­tosin­stru­men­tosdo­cu­men­tos

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Each consonant followed by a vowel forms a syllable.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

When two vowels are adjacent, they are separated into different syllables.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without any significant anomalies.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

Nearby Words

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