desembarcabamos
Syllables
des-em-bar-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desembaɾˈkaβamos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
des- + embarcar + -ábamos
The word 'desembarcabamos' is a verb form meaning 'we were disembarking'. It is divided into six syllables (des-em-bar-ca-ba-mos) with stress on the penultimate syllable ('ca'). The syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
We were disembarking / We used to disembark.
We were getting off (a ship, plane, etc.) / We used to get off.
“Cuando llegamos al puerto, desembarcábamos lentamente.”
“Antes, desembarcábamos en ese muelle todos los veranos.”
ant:embarcábamos
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ca'), following the rule for penultimate stress in words ending in vowels.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. em — Closed syllable.. bar — Closed syllable.. ca — Open, stressed syllable.. ba — Open syllable.. mos — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels between consonants are separated into different syllables.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Consonant clusters like 'mb' are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'mb' cluster is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
- No significant regional variations affect the syllabification of this word.
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