desembriagabais
Syllables
des-em-bri-a-ga-bais
Pronunciation
/desem.βɾja.ɣa.βais/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
des- + embriag- + -abais
The word 'desembriagabais' is a Spanish verb form meaning 'you (plural) were sobering (someone)'. It is divided into six syllables: des-em-bri-a-ga-bais, with stress on the antepenultimate syllable. The word is composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'embriag-', and the suffix '-abais'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel-centricity and onset maximization.
Definitions
- 1
To be sobering (someone), to be in the process of detoxifying (someone).
You (plural, formal/polite) were sobering (someone).
“Los médicos desembriagaban al paciente.”
“Si ustedes estuvieran enfermos, yo desembriagaba a todos.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('bri'). This is due to the word ending in a vowel and the penultimate syllable not being stressed.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. em — Open syllable.. bri — Closed syllable, contains consonant cluster 'mbr'. a — Open syllable.. ga — Open syllable.. bais — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Centric Syllabification
Each vowel forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Onset Maximization
Consonant clusters are maximized in the onset of a syllable.
Spanish Stress Rules
Stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable when the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'mbr' consonant cluster is a common occurrence in Spanish and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
- The word's length and multiple morphemes require careful application of the vowel-centric rule.
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