desembrocabamos
Syllables
de-sem-bro-ca-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desemβɾo.kaˈβamos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + embróca- + -bamos
The word 'desembrocabamos' is a Spanish verb divided into six syllables: de-sem-bro-ca-ba-mos. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ca'). It's formed from the prefix 'des-', the root 'embróca-', and the suffix '-bamos'. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules and maintains permissible consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
To embroil, to entangle, to get into trouble (figuratively).
We were embroiling/entangling/getting into trouble.
“Nosotros desembrocábamos en discusiones sin sentido.”
“Antes, siempre desembrocábamos en problemas.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ca'), which is the penultimate syllable according to Spanish stress rules.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Open syllable, unstressed.. bro — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-centric Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowels, with each vowel typically forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Maintenance
Permissible consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable.
Penultimate Stress
In words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's', the stress typically falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'mbr' cluster is a common and accepted sequence in Spanish.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of the syllabification rules.
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