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circuncidabamos

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6 syllables
15 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

circuncidabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cir-cun-ci-da-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/siɾ.kun.θi.ða.βa.mos/

Stress

000100

Morphemes

circun- + cid- + -abamos

The word 'circuncidabamos' is divided into six syllables: cir-cun-ci-da-ba-mos. It follows standard Spanish syllabification rules based on consonant-vowel sequences. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a verb derived from Latin roots.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To circumcise

    Circuncidar

    “Los antiguos practicaban la circuncisión religiosa.”

    “El médico circuncidó al bebé.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba').

Syllables

6
cir/siɾ/
cun/kun/
ci/θi/
da/ða/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

cir — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. cun — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ci — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in Spain.. da — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure.. ba — Open syllable, consonant-vowel structure. 'b' pronounced as /β/ between vowels.. mos — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel structure. 's' closes the syllable.

Word Parts

pre

circun-

Latin origin, meaning 'around'.

root

cid-

Latin origin, from *caedere* meaning 'to cut'.

suf

-abamos

Spanish, imperfect indicative, 1st person plural. Composed of *-aba-* and *-mos*.

Similar Words

cir­cun­fe­ren­ciacir­cu­la­cióncir­cui­to

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided between consonants and vowels.

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are divided before the consonant when a syllable contains a vowel, a consonant, and another vowel.

  • Regional pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
  • Phonetic realization of 'b' as /β/ between vowels.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/14/2025

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