desembarrancamos
Syllables
de-sem-ba-rran-ca-mos
Pronunciation
/desemba.raŋˈka.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + barranc- + -amos
The word 'desembarrancamos' is a Spanish verb meaning 'we clear away the ravine'. It's syllabified as de-sem-ba-rran-ca-mos, with stress on 'ca'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'barranc-', and suffix '-amos'. The 'rr' cluster remains intact within a syllable.
Definitions
- 1
To clear away a ravine or gully; to remove obstacles from a ravine.
We clear away the ravine/gully.
“Desembarrancamos el camino después de la tormenta.”
“Los trabajadores desembarrancaron la zona para construir la casa.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca', following the standard Spanish stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Open syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. rran — Closed syllable, unstressed. Contains the 'rr' cluster.. ca — Open syllable, stressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
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Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
If a word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's', the stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'rr' cluster is treated as a single phoneme for syllabification.
- Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllabification.
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