decalcificabais
Syllables
de-cal-ci-fi-ca-bais
Pronunciation
/de.kal.θi.fi.ˈka.βais/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + calcific- + -abais
The Spanish verb 'decalcificabais' (you were decalcifying) is divided into six syllables: de-cal-ci-fi-ca-bais, with stress on 'ca'. It's composed of the prefix 'de-', root 'calcific-', and suffix '-abais'. The phonetic transcription is /de.kal.θi.fi.ˈka.βais/.
Definitions
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To be decalcifying (you all were decalcifying)
You (plural, informal) were decalcifying
“Vosotros decalcificabais las arterias con la dieta.”
syn:descalcificabaisant:calcificabais
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca' due to the general rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cal — Closed syllable.. ci — Open syllable, 'c' pronounced as /θ/ in Spain.. fi — Open syllable, treated separately due to verb conjugation.. ca — Open, stressed syllable.. bais — Open syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are generally formed around consonant-vowel pairings.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Vowels followed by consonants create separate syllables.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Words ending in vowels are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
- Regional pronunciation of 'c' before 'i' (/θ/ in Spain, /s/ in Latin America).
- Potential diphthong formation in 'fi' overridden by verb conjugation.
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