desapoderabamos
Syllables
de-sa-po-de-ra-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desapoðeɾaˈβamos/
Stress
0010000
Morphemes
des- + poder- + -aba-mos
The word 'desapoderabamos' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the imperfect indicative, first-person plural. It is divided into seven syllables: de-sa-po-de-ra-ba-mos, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable ('po'). The word is morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'poder-', and the suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'.
Definitions
- 1
To be depriving of power; to be disempowering.
We were disempowering.
“Los líderes corruptos desapoderabamos a la población.”
“Antes, la dictadura desapoderabamos a los ciudadanos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('po').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. po — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. de — Open syllable, unstressed.. ra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel followed by Consonant
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
Consonant followed by Vowel
Syllables are divided after the consonant.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- Pronunciation of 'd' as /ð/ between vowels.
- Pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ between vowels.
- Single tap 'r' (/ɾ/) articulation.
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