desaposentabais
Syllables
de-sa-po-sen-ta-bai-s
Pronunciation
/des.a.po.sen.ta.βais/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + aposentar + -ba-is
The word 'desaposentabais' is a conjugated verb form in Spanish. It is syllabified as 'de-sa-po-sen-ta-bai-s' with stress on the penultimate syllable ('ta'). It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'aposentar', and the suffixes '-ba-' and '-is'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, with the 'sen' cluster treated as a unit.
Definitions
- 1
To be removing someone from a position or lodging; to be evicting or displacing.
You (plural, informal) were dislodging/evicting/removing.
“Desaposentabais a los inquilinos morosos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ta').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, initial syllable.. sa — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. po — Open syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. sen — Closed syllable, consonant cluster treated as a unit.. ta — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. bai — Closed syllable, vowel-consonant-vowel pattern.. s — Coda, final consonant.
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Initial Syllable Rule
The first syllable is always separated.
Vowel-Consonant-Vowel Rule
Syllables are divided between vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally broken up, but certain common clusters are treated as units.
Penultimate Stress Rule
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'sen' cluster is a minor point of variation, but 'sen' is the more common syllabification.
- The word as a whole doesn't present any major exceptions to Spanish syllabification rules.
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