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descostillabamos

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6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descostillabamos

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-cos-til-la-ba-mos

Pronunciation

/deskosθiˈʝaβamos/

Stress

000010

Morphemes

des- + costilla- + -bamos

The word 'descostillabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: des-cos-til-la-ba-mos. It consists of the prefix 'des-', the root 'costilla-', and the suffix '-bamos'. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-consonant separation and consonant cluster maintenance.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To remove the ribs from (something), or figuratively, to mistreat or exploit someone severely.

    To derib, to strip the ribs from, to exploit.

    “El carnicero descostillaba los cerdos.”

    “No permitas que te descostillen con trabajo.”

    syn:despojarexplotarmaltratar
    ant:protegercuidar

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ba'), following the general rule for words ending in vowels.

Syllables

6
des/des/
cos/kos/
til/til/
la/la/
ba/βa/
mos/mos/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cos — Open syllable.. til — Open syllable.. la — Open syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

des-

Latin origin, meaning 'removal, reversal, negation'. Prefix.

root

costilla-

Latin *costella*, meaning 'rib'. Root.

suf

-bamos

Spanish, derived from *haber*. Imperfect indicative, first-person plural ending. Suffix.

Similar Words

des­cos­ti­lla­bades­cos­ti­lla­re­mosdes­a­lo­já­ba­mos

Vowel-Consonant

Syllables generally end in vowels. Each vowel forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they can be broken by a vowel.

Penultimate Stress

Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 's' (/s/ vs. /θ/).
  • The 'b' sound is often pronounced as a soft /β/ sound.
  • The imperfect tense ending '-bamos' is a common and regular suffix.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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