decepcionabamos
Syllables
de-ce-pcio-na-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/de.θep.θjo.na.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
de + cepcion + abamos
The word 'decepcionabamos' is a verb form meaning 'we were disappointing'. It's syllabified as de-ce-pcio-na-ba-mos, with stress on 'na'. The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, considering vowel separation, consonant clusters, and stress patterns.
Definitions
- 1
To be disappointing; to be in the process of disappointing.
We were disappointing / We used to disappoint / We were deceiving.
“Sus acciones nos decepcionabamos.”
“Siempre nos decepcionabamos con sus promesas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'na', following the standard Spanish stress rule for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. ce — Open syllable, unstressed.. pcio — Closed syllable, unstressed. 'p' joins the previous syllable due to phonotactic constraints.. na — Open syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels generally separate into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are broken according to phonotactic constraints.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are generally stressed on the penultimate syllable.
Single Consonant Rule
A single consonant between two vowels typically goes with the following vowel.
- The 'cion' sequence is a common source of syllabification questions, but it consistently follows the rule of keeping the 'c' with the following vowel.
- Regional variations in the pronunciation of /θ/ do not affect the syllabification.
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