desempulgabamos
Syllables
de-sem-pul-ga-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desem.pul.ɣaˈβa.mos/
Stress
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Morphemes
des- + empulg- + -aba-mos
The word 'desempulgabamos' is a Spanish verb syllabified as de-sem-pul-ga-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ga'. It's composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'empulg-', and the suffix '-aba-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules regarding vowel grouping, consonant clusters (treating 'mp' as a unit), and penultimate stress.
Definitions
- 1
To be dusting off, to be removing dust from something.
We were dusting off.
“Desempulgabamos los muebles viejos antes de la fiesta.”
“Cuando era niño, mi abuela desempulgaba los libros cuidadosamente.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable, 'ga', following the penultimate stress rule for words ending in a vowel.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, unstressed.. sem — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pul — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ga — Open syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Vowel Grouping
Vowels within a dipthong or triphthong are generally grouped into a single syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to sonority hierarchy, but 'mp' is treated as a single unit.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The 'mp' cluster is a potential point of variation, but standard Spanish phonology treats it as a single unit within a syllable in this context.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might affect the realization of the /ɣ/ sound, but not the syllabification.
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