desapropioabamos
Syllables
de-sa-pro-pio-a-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.a.po.ɾo.pi.aˈβa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + apropi- + -ábamos
The word 'desapropiabamos' is divided into seven syllables: de-sa-pro-pio-a-ba-mos. Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('pro'). It's a verb conjugation formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'apropi-', and the suffix '-ábamos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel and stress rules.
Definitions
- 1
to dispossess, to expropriate
we were dispossessing, we were expropriating
“El gobierno desapropiaba tierras para construir carreteras.”
“Antes, los terratenientes desapropiaban a los campesinos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('pro').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sa — Open syllable, unstressed.. pro — Stressed open syllable.. pio — Open syllable, unstressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Stress Rule
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'.
- The diphthong 'apropi-' is treated as a single syllable unit.
- The 'b' sound becomes /β/ between vowels.
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