descalabrabamos
Syllables
de-sca-la-bra-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.ka.la.βɾa.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + calab- + -rab-amos
The word 'descalabrabamos' is divided into six syllables: de-sca-la-bra-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('bra'). It's the first-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb 'descalabrar', meaning 'we were stumbling/falling'. The 'b' sound is realized as /β/ between vowels.
Definitions
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We were stumbling/falling.
We were stumbling/falling.
“De niños, descalabrabamos mucho jugando en el parque.”
“Descalabrabamos por las piedras en el camino.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('bra').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, vowel sound.. sca — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'sc' in onset.. la — Open syllable, vowel sound.. bra — Closed syllable, consonant cluster 'br' in onset, 'b' as /β/.. ba — Open syllable, 'b' as /β/.. mos — Closed syllable, ending in 's'.
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Vowel Rule
Syllables are generally formed around vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Permissible consonant clusters are kept together.
Final Consonant Rule
A single consonant at the end of a word forms the coda.
- The 'b' sound between vowels is pronounced as /β/. The root *calab-* is less common in isolation.
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