desembuchabamos
Syllables
de-sem-bu-cha-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desem.bu.ʧa.βa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + embuchar + -abamos
The Spanish verb 'desembuchabamos' (we were uttering/saying) is syllabified as de-sem-bu-cha-ba-mos, with stress on 'cha'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'embuchar', and suffix '-abamos'. The phonetic transcription is /desem.bu.ʧa.βa.mos/.
Definitions
- 1
To be uttering, speaking, or saying (often implying a somewhat clumsy or excessive manner of speaking).
We were uttering/speaking/saying.
“Los niños desembuchaban todas sus excusas.”
“Ella desembuchaba sus secretos a su mejor amiga.”
ant:callábamos
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('cha').
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Open syllable, unstressed.. bu — Open syllable, unstressed.. cha — 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.
Consonant Allocation
Consonants generally attach to the following vowel.
Digraph Treatment
The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
Stress Rules
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable unless the word ends in a vowel, 'n', or 's'.
- The 'b' between vowels can be pronounced as /β/ in some dialects.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme for syllabification.
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