acabestrillabais
Syllables
a-ca-be-stri-lla-bai-s
Pronunciation
/a.ka.βes.tɾi.ʝa.βais/
Stress
0100101
Morphemes
a- + cabestr- + -illabais
The word 'acabestrillabais' is a verb form (imperfect subjunctive) divided into seven syllables: a-ca-be-stri-lla-bai-s. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-initial syllables and consonant cluster division, with regional variations in the pronunciation of 'll'.
Definitions
- 1
To confine someone to bed, to incapacitate.
To confine to bed, to incapacitate.
“Si estuvieras enfermo, te acabestrillabais.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('stri').
Syllables
a — Open syllable, vowel sound.. ca — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.. be — Open syllable, voiced fricative-vowel.. stri — Closed syllable, consonant cluster-vowel.. lla — Open syllable, palatal fricative-vowel.. bai — Closed syllable, voiced fricative-vowel.. s — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllables generally begin with a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority, but digraphs like 'll' are treated as a single unit.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- Pronunciation of 'll' varies regionally (/ʝ/ or /ʎ/).
- Voiced bilabial fricative /β/ is a common allophone of /b/ between vowels.
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