decodificabamos
Syllables
de-co-di-fi-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/de.ko.ði.fiˈka.βa.mos/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
de- + codific- + -aba-mos
The word 'decodificabamos' is divided into seven syllables: de-co-di-fi-ca-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca'. It's a verb derived from Latin roots, meaning 'we were decoding'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-centric rules and penultimate stress patterns.
Definitions
- 1
To decode, to decipher, to be in the process of decoding.
We were decoding.
“Nosotros decodificábamos los mensajes secretos.”
“Los científicos decodificaban el genoma.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca' according to the standard Spanish stress rules.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. co — Open syllable, unstressed.. di — Open syllable, unstressed.. fi — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ca — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel-centric Syllabification
Each vowel generally forms a separate syllable.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Words ending in a vowel, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'b' in 'ba' is pronounced as /β/ due to its intervocalic position.
- The 'fi' sequence forms a syllable on its own, despite 'i' being a glide.
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