desencerrabamos
Syllables
de-sen-ce-rra-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/desen.θe.ra.βa.mos/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + cerr- + -abamos
The word 'desencerrabamos' is divided into six syllables: de-sen-ce-rra-ba-mos. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'ba'. Syllabification follows the standard Spanish rules of vowel centrality and consonant assignment. The word is a verb in the imperfect indicative tense, meaning 'we were unlocking/unclosing'.
Definitions
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We were unlocking/unclosing.
We were unlocking/unclosing.
“Desencerrabamos las puertas cada mañana.”
“Antes, desencerrabamos el corazón a nuestros amigos.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable 'ba'.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, no stress.. sen — Open syllable, no stress.. ce — Open syllable, no stress.. rra — Open syllable, no stress.. ba — Open syllable, primary stress.. mos — Open syllable, no stress.
Word Parts
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Vowel Centrality
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Intervening
A consonant between two vowels is assigned to the following syllable.
Double Consonant
Double consonants (like 'rr') are treated as a single sound for syllabification.
- Regional pronunciation of 'c' as /θ/ or /s/ does not affect syllable division.
- The 'rr' cluster is treated as a single consonant sound.
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